Il vagh'e dolce sguardo (Jacob Arcadelt)

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• CPDL #11052:

Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2006-02-19).   Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 46 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL

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• CPDL #3975:

Editor: Marco-cipoo.net (submitted 2002-09-06).   Score information: 2 pages   Copyright: Free Art License

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General Information

Title: Il vagh'e dolce sguardo
Composer: Jacob Arcadelt

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: a cappella
Published:

Description:

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Original text and translations

Italian text

Il vagh' e dolce sguardo,
qual hor lieto rivolta,
madonn'in me tutt' ardo,
per la gran gioia ch'è in me raccolta.
Ma poi ch'ella m'ascolta,
e che selvaggi'e schiva
ver me ver me si mostra
più ch'io non vorrei,
quasi m'adir a lei.
Vuol che liet' e penoso così viva.

English translation

The pretty and sweet look,
That now you happily turn to me:
My lady, I burn inside,
For the great joy that I feel.
But then, she listens to me,
And that shows herself looking at me
Wild and retiring
Even more than I'd like her to,
It almost makes me angry.
She wants me to live happily and painfully.