Deh poi ch'era ne' fati ch'i dovessi (Luca Marenzio)

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• (Posted 2022-04-03)  CPDL #68723:        (LilyPond)

Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2022-04-03).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 62 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC

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• (Posted 2020-08-22)  CPDL #60259:         

Editor: Pothárn Imre (submitted 2020-08-22).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 88 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transcribed from 1595 print. Original key (chiavi naturali) and note values.

• (Posted 2016-01-17)  CPDL #38200:         

Editor: Walker Boyle (submitted 2016-01-17).   Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 51 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Note lengths halved. Transcribed from 1595 Gardano edition.

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Title: Deh poi ch'era ne' fati ch'i dovessi
Composer: Luca Marenzio
Lyricist: Giovanni Battista Guarini

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1595 in Il settimo libro de madrigali a cinque voci, no. 1
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Original text and translations

Italian text from Il Pastor Fido, Act 1, Scene 2, lines 51-56 Deh, poi ch'era ne' fati ch'io dovessi amar la morte e non la vita mia, vorrei morir almen, sì che la morte da lei, che n'è cagion, gradita fosse, né si sdegnasse a l'ultimo sospiro di mostrarmi i begli occhi e dirmi: "Mori!".

English translation Yet, since it was fate that I should love death, rather than life, my wish is death, were at least death pleasing to her who is its cause, would she but deign at my last breath to turn her fair gaze to me and bid me "Die!". Translation by Campelli