I bei ligustri (Thomas Weelkes)

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• (Posted 2010-01-30)  CPDL #20924:        (Finale 2008)

Editor: André Vierendeels (submitted 2010-01-30).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 78 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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General Information

Title: I bei ligustri
Composer: Thomas Weelkes

Number of voices: 3vv   Voicing: TTB
Genre: Secular, Consort song

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1608 in Ayres or Phantasticke Spirits for Three Voices, no. 17
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Original text and translations

Italian text I bei ligustri e rose ch'in voi natura pose Dona gentil mi fan' ogn'hor morire si grave'e la mia pena e'l mio martire.

English translation Sweet roses within hedges Inset by Nature in you, Noble Lady, causes each hour my death: So great the pain I am virtually a martyr.  Translation from Musical Times, Autumn 2004 by Altschuler, Eric Lewin, Jansen, William