Itene a l'ombra (Luca Marenzio)
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- Editor: Gerhard Weydt (submitted 2021-05-13). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 118 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Transposed down a fourth because of the chiavette used.
- Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2015-01-03). Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 78 kB Copyright: CC BY NC
- Edition notes: Parts and source available on IMSLP.
General Information
Title: Itene a l'ombra
Composer: Luca Marenzio
Lyricist: Jacopo Sannazaro
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SSATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1581 in Il secondo libro de madrigali a cinque voci, no. 8
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Original text and translations
The text is taken from Sannazaro's Arcadia. It's the beginning of the second ecloga.
Italian text Itene a l’ombra de gli ameni faggi, |
German translation Begebt euch in den Schatten der freundlichen Buchen,
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English translation Repair to the shadow of the pleasant beeches,
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