O bella Ninfa mia (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)
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- Editor: Willem Verkaik (submitted 2020-02-03). Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 265 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
General Information
Title: O bella Ninfa mia
Composer: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1583 in Harmonia celeste, no. 29
2nd published: 1585 in Dolci affetti, no. 7
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Original text and translations
Italian text
O bella Ninfa mia,
Ch'al fuoco spento,
Rendi le fiamme anzi riscald'il gielo,
I fium'affren'e fai stabil'il vento,
Nel piu turbat'e piu commesso cielo,
Taccia chi creder vole,
Haver di voi piu ragg'e piu splendore,
In orient'il sole,
Albergo vero del tirann'Amore.