Volan quasi farfalle (Carlo Gesualdo)

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• (Posted 2018-09-05)  CPDL #51199:        

Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2018-09-05).   Score information: A4, 6 pages, 103 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Reformatting of #5601, with corrections to underlay.

• (Posted 2003-10-04)  CPDL #05601: 

Editor: Vincent Carpentier (submitted 2003-10-04).   Score information: A4, 7 pages, 668 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: revised May 28, 2004.

Possible error(s) identified. See the discussion page for full description.

General Information

Title: Volan quasi farfalle
Composer: Carlo Gesualdo

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

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1611 in Madrigali a 5 voci, libro sesto, no. 18
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• Facsimile: Partitvra delli sei libri de’ Madrigali a cinqve voci — Madrigals Books I – VI (Genoa: Giuseppe Pavoni, 1613) – large download, 70 MB, 492pp

Original text and translations

Italian text Volan quasi farfalle a i vostri almi splendori, o bella donna, i pargoletti Amori; indi scherzando intorno al chiaro lume, —chiaro sì ma cocente,— provan l'altra virtù, quella ch'è ardente, ne le tenere piume, e intorno a voi cadendo a mille a mille tranno da le faville di lor penne riarse il foco, e poi fanno l'incendio onde avvampate voi.

English translation Flutter like moths to your resplendent flames, oh fair lady, little Cupids; there playing around the clear light, —clear, yes, but scorching,— feel the other power, which burns, upon their delicate plumes, and falling around you by the thousands, they draw fire from the sparks on their burnt feathers and then start the blaze which sets you alight. Translation by Campelli