Dolce spirto d'amore (Carlo Gesualdo)

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• (Posted 2014-12-28)  CPDL #33924:     

Editor: Christos Christodoulou (submitted 2014-12-28).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 56 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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Title: Dolce spirto d’amore
Composer: Carlo Gesualdo
Lyricist: Giovanni Battista Guarini

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

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1595 in Madrigali a 5 voci, libro terzo, no. 6
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Italian text

Dolce spirto d’amore
in un sospir accolto,
mentre io miro il bel volto,
spira vita al mio core.
Tal acquista valore
da quella bella bocca
che sospirando tocca.