Fra le dorate chiome (Giaches de Wert)

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• (Posted 2015-01-01)  CPDL #33993:       

Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2015-01-01).   Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 104 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC

Edition notes: Parts and source available on IMSLP.

General Information

Title: Fra le dorate chiome
Composer: Giaches de Wert
Lyricist:

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

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1586 in L'ottavo libro de madrigali a cinque voci, no. 5
    2nd published: 1596 in Paradiso musicale (ed. Pierre Phalèse), no. 35
    3rd published: 1605 in Giardino novo I (Melchior Borchgrevinck), no. 20
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Italian text

Fra le dorate chiome
D’Amarilli gentil Amor tessea
Lacci con che legar l’alme volea,
Quando, ne dir so come,
Stringerci si sentio
Da’ crespi e bei capelli:
Onde sdegnoso a quelli
Disse: O legame rio,
Come dei tu legar agl’altri il core,
Se leghi me, ch’io lego gl’altri Amore?