Se lieta e grata morte (Philippe Verdelot)

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• (Posted 2018-12-16)  CPDL #52637:     

Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2018-12-16).   Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 87 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC

Edition notes: This is the vocal score retrofitted with all the ficta and alterations from Willaert's arrangement. The modified notes are marked in red.

• (Posted 2018-12-16)  CPDL #52636:     

Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2018-12-16).   Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 100 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC

Edition notes: This is Willaert's 1536 arrangement, for 1 voice with lute accompaniment (bass lute)

• (Posted 2018-12-16)  CPDL #52635:       

Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2018-12-16).   Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 87 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC

Edition notes: This edition is purposely very conservative about ficta.

• (Posted 2011-10-24)  CPDL #24800:       

Editor: Frederic Perez (submitted 2011-10-24).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 164 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes:

General Information

Title: Se lieta e grata morte
Composer: Philippe Verdelot

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1533 in Il primo libro de madrigali, no. 15
    2nd published: 1540 in Tutti li madrigali del primo et secondo libro a quatro voci, Edition 1, no. 1
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Original text and translations

Italian text

Se lieta e grata morte
Da gli occhi di madonna al cor mi viene
Che dolce me’l morir dolce le pene
Perche qual hor la miro
Volgers’in si benigno e lieto giro
Subito per dolcezza il cor si more.
La lingua muta tace,
Ogni spirito giace
Attento per sentire
Un si dolce morire
Ma tanto del morir gioisce’l core
Che poi non sento noia
Anci la morte si convert’in gioia
Donque se la mia donna e di tal forte
Che sentir fammi morte si gradita
Che saria poi si la me desse vita.