Deh dimm'amor (Jacques Arcadelt)
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- Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2018-11-22). Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 413 kB Copyright: CC BY NC
- Edition notes:
- Editor: Pothárn Imre (submitted 2014-09-27). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 69 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Original pitch (chiavi naturali) and note-values. Alto part is in tenor clef.
General Information
Title: Deh dimm'amor
Composer: Jacques Arcadelt
Lyricist: Michelangelo Buonarroti
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1539 in Il primo libro de' madrigali a 4 voci, no. 1.35
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Original text and translations
Italian text
Deh dimmi amor se l'alma di costei
fussi pietosa come ha bello il volto
s'alcun saria sì stolto
ch'a se non si togliesse e desse a lei
ed io che più potrei
servirla amarla se mi fusse amica
che sendomi nemica
l'amo più ch'allor far non doverei.