Io non sò come vivo (Annibale Stabile)

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  • (Posted 2022-11-06)  CPDL #71451:       
Editor: Andreas Stenberg (submitted 2022-11-06).   Score information: A4, 9 pages, 288 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: A semi-diplomatic edition: Scores for the voices (both in orginal key and transposed down a fifth to accomodate performance with the intavolations for cembalo or lute). Intavolation for Cembalo and intavolation for lute (both in the italian tablature of the printed source and transcribed to french tablature.)

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Title: Io non sò come vivo
Composer: Annibale Stabile
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: SecularMadrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1591 in Canzonette a quattro voci (ed. Simone Verovio), no. 4
    2nd published: 1597 in Canzonette a quattro voci (Giacomo Vincenti), no. 7
Description: A Canzonetta From Simone Verovio's Canzonetta a quatro voici... 1591. The printed source contains parts for the voices, an intavolation for Gravicembalo and an intavolation for lute (in Italian tablature.) The Voices parts are notated in Chiavette (g, c1, c2 and c4 clefs) and should be transposed down. The intavolation for cembalo is notated a fifth lower than the Voice parts. The intavolation for the lute also sounds a fifth lower than the voice parts key when played on the common lute in g.

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Original text and translations

Italian.png Italian text

Io non sò come vivo in questo stato
  Che quand' hò più gran foco all' hor più agghiaccio
  E vita e morte in un medemo abbiaccio

Veggio senz occhi e senza orrecchie ascolto
   Liberta vò certando e torro all' hamo
   Cho m'ama fuggo e chi m'hà in odio io bramo

Per contraria fortuna piango e rido
   Cerco la pena mia quando è più nuova
   Vuo dar rimedio al mal quando non giova

Non mi parto di terra, e volo al cielo
   Perduto hò me sol per amor altrui
   E dolor mi vorrei, ne sò di cui