S'io miro in te m'uccidi (Salamone Rossi)

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  • (Posted 2021-05-05)  CPDL #64329:       
Editor: Willem Verkaik (submitted 2021-05-05).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 274 kB   Copyright: CPDL
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General Information

Title: S'io miro in te m'uccidi
Composer: Salamone Rossi
Lyricist: Cesare Rinaldi
Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SSATB
Genre: SecularMadrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1600 in Il primo libro de madrigali (Salamone Rossi), no. 3
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Original text and translations

Italian.png Italian text

S'io miro in te m'uccidi,
Se miri in mè tu ridi,
Io moro e nel mio ardire,
Tu ridi al mio morire,
A te da il riso gioia,
La mort'a me da noia,
Pur bramo esser mirando e osando ucciso,
Per non turbar di bella donna il riso.

Cesare Rinaldi