Deh scoprite il bel seno (Pomponio Nenna)

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• (Posted 2023-01-10)  CPDL #72207:       

Editor: Willem Verkaik (submitted 2023-01-10).   Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 274 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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Title: Deh scoprite il bel seno
Composer: Pomponio Nenna
Lyricist: Ridolfo Arlotti
Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SSATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1603 in Il quinto libro de madrigali, 5vv (Pomponio Nenna), no. 1
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Original text and translations

Italian text Deh scoprite il bel seno, Ch'invido vel ricopre, Sì ch'io vagheggia di Natura l'opre. Ah, no'l scoprite, no, ch'io vengo meno, E l'alma non avezza A tanto ben ne morria di dolcezza. Ridolfo Arlotti?

English translation Ah, uncover that lovely breast, which invidious veil covers, so that I may gaze lovingly at Nature's work. Ah, do not uncover it, no for I faint, and my soul not accustomed to such good fortune would die of sweet pleasure. translation by Alfonso Fontanelli