Ancidetemi pur (Jacques Arcadelt)

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• (Posted 2023-05-07)  CPDL #73717:        (LilyPond)

Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2023-05-07).   Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 66 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC

Edition notes:

• (Posted 2014-06-05)  CPDL #32183: 

• A4 size:         - 2 pages

• Letter size:       - 3 pages

Editor: Pothárn Imre (submitted 2014-06-05).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 70 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Alto part is in tenor clef.

General Information

Title: Ancidetemi pur
Composer: Jacques Arcadelt
Lyricist:

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. 1.09
Description: 

Original text and translations

Italian text

Ancidetemi pur gravi⁽*⁾ martiri
Che'l viver mi sia noia
Che'l morir mi fia gioia
Ma lassate ir gli estremi miei sospiri
A trovar quella ch'è cagion ch'io muoia
E dir a l'empia fera
Ch'onor non gli è che per amarla io pera.

⁽*⁾First edition of 1539 has gravi, 1581 edition has grievi

English translation

Kill me then, o grievous tortures,
For my life is so wretched
That death will be a joy for me.
But let my last sighs fly free
To find her who is the cause of my death;
Let them say to the wretched beast
That there is no honour in my death for her.