Questa di verde herbette (Luca Marenzio)
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- Editor: Marcos Mato (submitted 2020-05-03). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 52 kB Copyright: Public Domain
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- Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2015-01-03). Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 86 kB Copyright: CC BY NC
- Edition notes: Parts and source available on IMSLP.
General Information
Title: Questa di verdi erbette
Composer: Luca Marenzio
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SSATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1580 in Il primo libro de madrigali a cinque voci, no. 12
2nd published: 1590 in The first sett, of Italian madrigalls Englished (Thomas Watson) – English contrafact, no. 19
3rd published: 1606 in Hortus musicalis (ed. Michael Herrer) – sacred contrafact, Book 1, no. 1
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Original text and translations
Italian text
Questa di verdi erbette
E di novelli fior tessuta or ora
Vaga e gentil ghirlanda
Giovin pastor ti manda
L’amata e bella Flora,
Che con le sue caprette
Sta in riva al Tebro soggiornando e dice,
Ch’ivi or t’aspetta e ti vo’ far felice.