Music files
- (Posted 2025-06-01) CPDL #85285:
(Diplomatic score) (Practical score)
- Editor: Andreas Stenberg (submitted 2025-06-01). Score information: A4, 7 pages, 109 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: A double edition, a diplomatic score in mensural notation and a practical score.
General Information
Title: O dolce diva mia
Composer: Peregrinus Cesena
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1505 in Frottole libro 2 (Petrucci, Venice), no. 24
Description:
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Original text and translations
 Italian text
O dolce diva mia
Unica mia signora
Resta che gionto
e l'hora del partire
Oyme voria morire
pria che abandonarte
ma pur in altre parte
Andar convegno
El cor ti lesso impegno
el qual te aricomando
Oyme che lacrimando
Me ne vado
Oyme che a terra cado
indebilito e smorto
Oyme che expresso torto
Mi fa el cielo
O viso caro e belo
quando fia mai quel giorno
che a te faccia ritorno
e te riveda.
Qyme chi fia chi cieda
al dol constante e forte
che me condice amorte
Apocho apocho
Oyme non trova loco
laspro mio tormento
ne mai piu fia contento
El tristo core.
Onde per tal dolore
sentomi consumare
dovendo abandonare
Ogni mio bene
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 English translation
Oh, my sweet goddess,
My only lady,
Stay that day and the hour
of departure
Oh me, I would rather die
before leaving you.
but still in another place
I go to meet you.
My heart is fully commited
which I dedicate to you
Oh me, who weeping
go away.
Oh me, who fall to the ground,
weakened and pale.
Oh me, who tell of the wrong
That heaven does to me
Oh, dear and beautiful face,
when will that day ever come
when I return to you
and see you again.
Who will ask
for the constant and strong pain
That condemns me to death
little by little
Oh me, I find no rest
from my bitter torment
nor will my sad heart
ever be happy.
Of this pain
I feel myself consumed
As I have to leave
All my good
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