Vergene bella (Guillaume Dufay)
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General Information
Title: Vergene bella (from Petrarca's "Canzoniere")
Composer: Guillaume Dufay
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: SST
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: Italian
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Guillaume Dufay Chansons
Description: Ed. Ross W. Duffin, Ogni Sorti Editions, Arnold Grayson, Publisher, Miami, FL. (1983) -- In original notation, from Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Canonici 213
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Original text and translations
Italian text
- Vergene bella, che di sol vestita, choronata di stelle al sommo sole piacesti, si, che'n te sua luce a schose;
- amor me spigne a dir di te parole; ma non so'n cominzar senza tu aita, e di colui comando in te si posse,
- Invoco lei che ben sempre rispose chi la chiamo con fede vergene, s'a mercede.
- Mixeria estrema delle humane chos se gia mai ti volsse al mio priegho t'inchina.
- sochori alla mia guira, bench'i sia terra, e to del ciel raina.
English translation
- Beauteous Virgin, by the sun arrayed, crowned with stars by the sun supreme, pleased, indeed, in thee his light to hide;
- Love moves me to address my words to thee, but I know not how to begin without thy aid, and His who lovingly resided in thee.
- I call on thee, who ever dost respond to all who call in faith.
- Virgin, have pity on the wretchedness of human plight.
- Thou has never turned away, O hear me now.
- Help me in my struggle, though I am of earth and thou art Queen of Heaven.
