Chiudesti i lumi, Armida (Francesco Eredi)

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• (Posted 2021-04-22)  CPDL #64176:       

Editor: Willem Verkaik (submitted 2021-04-22).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 316 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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General Information

Title: Chiudesti i lumi, Armida
Composer: Francesco Eredi
Lyricist: Torquato Tasso
Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: Basso continuo

First published: 1629 in L'Armida del Tasso, no. 4
Description: This madrigal is Part 4 of 9 madrigals, as can be seen in L'Armida del Tasso

Original text and translations

Italian text Chiudesti i lumi, Armida: il Cielo avaro invidiò il conforto ai tuoi martiri. Apri, misera, gli occhi; il pianto amaro negli occhi al tuo nemico or che non miri? Oh s’udir tu‘l potessi, oh come caro t’addolcirebbe il suon de’ suoi sospiri! Dà quanto ei puote, e prende (e tu nol credi) pietoso in vista gli ultimi congedi. Gerusalemme liberata 16/61

English translation Thou closed thine eyes, Armida, heaven envied  Ease to thy grief, or comfort to thy woe;  Ah, open then again, see tears down slide  From his kind eyes, whom thou esteem'st thy foe,  If thou hadst heard, his sighs had mollified  Thine anger, hard he sighed and mourned so;  And as he could with sad and rueful look  His leave of thee and last farewell he took. Translated by Edward Fairfax (1560-1635)