Chiedendo un bascio (Andrea Gabrieli)
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- Editor: Gerhard Weydt (submitted 2020-06-27). Score information: A4, 9 pages, 102 kB Copyright: CPDL
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General Information
Title: Chiedendo un bascio
Composer: Andrea Gabrieli
Lyricist: Annibale Caro
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1568 in Il quinto libro de madrigali a cinque voci (Cipriano de Rore), Edition 2, no. 20
2nd published: 1587 in Il primo libro de madrigali a 5 voci
Description: including seconda parte "Così restai senz'alma".
The work is not contained in the 1572 reprint of the primo libro by Gardano's sons.
See also the remark concerning the text below.
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Original text and translations
Italian text Chiedendo un bascio alla mia cara Aminta, |
German translation Als ich meine teure Aminta um einen Kuss bat, |
The sonnet wasn't published in Caro's „Rime“. The text was reprinted in several collections of sonnets (without the author's name), often with differing wording. The original as well as most of the later versions agree that in the sixth row “la lingua” instead of “le labbra” should be used. This seems more plausible because of the singular of the verb as well as the context, therefore this version was also used for the German translation. A replacement for performances should be considered.