La Vita caduca (Antonio Lotti)

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Editor: Christoph Lahme (submitted 2010-09-29).   Score information: A4, 18 pages, 184 kB   Copyright: CC BY SA
Edition notes: Transcription from "Duetti, terzetti, e madrigali a più voci“, Venezia: Antonio Bartoli, 1705; Santini-Collection Münster, shelfmark Sant Dr 478

General Information

Title: La Vita caduca
Composer: Antonio Lotti

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SSATB

Genre: SecularMadrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: Basso continuo
Published: 1705

Description:

External websites:

  • For a microfiche reproduction of Bartoli's edition from 1705 see IMSLP
  • For an English translation see Google Books

Original text and translations

Italian.png Italian text Verbatim Bartoli's edition

In una siepe ombrosa
Quand’il Sol cò suoi raggi i monti indora
Pompa ed onor di Flora apre il bel seno
una vermiglia rosa.

Mà le foglie odorate e porporine
circondano le spine
e cade in sù lo stelo
con pallide agonie
quando de lumi il Rè parte dal Cielo.

Quindi ben lasso apprendo
que terrena beltà simile à un fiore
circondata da pene
con effimera vita e langue e more.