La bella Donna (Luca Marenzio)
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- Editor: Andreas Stenberg (submitted 2023-06-03). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 79 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: A practical edition.
- Editor: Andreas Stenberg (submitted 2023-06-03). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 68 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: A Diplomatic edition: Voices in mensural notation aligned in score with original clefs, key and note-values.
- Editor: André Vierendeels (submitted 2017-06-14). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 54 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes:
General Information
Title: La bella Donna
Composer: Luca Marenzio
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: SST
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1587 in Il quinto libro delle villanelle a tre voci, no. 14
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Original text and translations
Italian text
La bella Donna mai anzi mia Dea,
dura mia sort'e rea,
mi fugge odi nasconde o irata tace,
core mio pace.
Questa senza mia colpa vostra guerra
mi farà gir sitterra,
dhe raccendete omai la spenta face,
core mio pace.
S'io vad'o sto s'io penso perl'o taccio,
in honor vostro il faccio,
e sol dilett'a me quanto'a voi piace,
vita mia pace.
Cortese Dam'e Cavalier ch'udite
la mie pene infinite,
pregate humile la mia Dea verace
che facci meco pace.