Io v'amo vita mia (Vittoria Aleotti)

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  • (Posted 2021-02-07)  CPDL #62718:       
Editor: Emily Jenkins (submitted 2021-02-07).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 329 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: For the SSAA version the method of octave transposition was used. The bass part was transposed up for the Alto 2 part- the tenor transposed for the Soprano 1, and the original Alto the Alto 1 and original Soprano the Soprano 2.
  • (Posted 2017-08-19)  CPDL #45967:     
Editor: Amelia LeClair (submitted 2017-08-19).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 76 kB   Copyright: CPDL
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General Information

Title: Io v/'amo vita mia
Composer: Vittoria Aleotti
Lyricist: Annibale Pocaterra

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: SecularMadrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1593 in Ghirlanda de madrigali, no. 5
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Original text and translations

Italian.png Italian text

Io v’amo, vita mia,
volli sovente dire
ed ardo ahi lasso.

Chiuse la voc’entro le labbi amore
e vergogna e timore
e mi cangiar d’huom vivo in muto sasso.

Amor, ma se to vuoi ch’i miei martiri,
Io pur taccia e sospiri.
Tu dilli à lei che mi consuma e sface
e le riscalda il sen con la tua face.