Viva e morta voglio amarte (Onofrio Antenoreo)

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• (Posted 2025-06-18)  CPDL #85512:        (Diplomatic score) (Practical score)

Editor: Andreas Stenberg (submitted 2025-06-18).   Score information: A4, 9 pages, 137 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: A double edition: a diplomatic score in mensural notation and a practical score.

General Information

Title: Viva e morta voglio amarte
Composer: Onofrio Antenoreo
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1505 in Frottole libro 2 (Petrucci, Venice), no. 37
Description: Ascribed to Honophrius Antenoreus/ Onofrio Antenoreo in the second edition of Libro secundo (RISM 1508²).

Original text and translations

Italian text Viva e morta voglio amarte E star fermai un volere La mia fe vo mantenere E vo sempre seguitar te Viva e morta voglio amarte E star fermai un volere Fa di me quel che ti piace che io son tua per sempremai dammi pur tormenti e guai chel voler tuo non mi spiace smorza accende la tua face che io per me vo sempre amarte viva e morta... Tu fai ben che tal lassando Lassaria la propria vita la mia alma e la tua unita e per te vo consumando tu sai bene el como el quando desti causa al troppo amarte viva e morta... La mia fede e come loro che nel fuoco piu saffina se ben sei la mia ruina so qual dio sempre te adoro e se servando io moro piu che pria vo sempre amarte viva e morta...

English translation Alive and dead I want to love you And I will hold firm to this decision I will keep my faith And I will always follow you Alive and dead I want to love you And I will hold firm to this decision Do with me what you like, I am yours forever. Give me torments and woes if this is your will it does not displease me. To quench the lights only lights up your face. I for myself will always love you. alive and dead... You do well, by abandoning me, I will abandon my own life my soul and yours will unite and for you I will be consumed. You know well how and when. You gave cause to too much love. alive and dead... My faith is like theirs that in the fire are refined. If you are my ruin, I know which god I always adore, you. And if serving I die more than before I will always love you. alive and dead...