Voi ve n'andate al cielo (Jacques Arcadelt)

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Title: Voi ve n'andate al cielo
Composer: Jacques Arcadelt

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

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1539 in Il primo libro de' madrigali a 4 voci, no. 1.07
    2nd published: 1930 in Das Chorwerk, no. 5.04
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Original text and translations

Italian text Voi ve n'andate al cielo, occhi beati e santi Co'l vostro chiaro lume e con miei canti Ed io che son di gelo, senz'un conforto solo, vorrei levarmi a volo, ma struggendo mi torno in doglie e pianti. Così facess'amore, occhi sereni voi! Ché allor vedreste poi quel che de' haver un ben pietoso core; E se'l vostro veder voi non potete, guardat'il mio ch'in voi chiuso tenete.

English translation You look at the sky, blessed and holy eyes With your clear light and with your songs And I, who am frozen, Without a single comfort, I wish I could fly, But languishing I return to pain and woe. May love do so, you serene eyes! Then you would see What a pitiful heart must have; And if you cannot see yours, Look at mine, which you hold locked into yourself.