Se fosse dolce il canto (Pietro Vinci)

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• (Posted 2024-02-18)  CPDL #79178:        (LilyPond)

Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2024-02-18).   Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 78 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC

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General Information

Title: Se fosse dolce il canto
Composer: Pietro Vinci
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SSAAB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1571 in Il terzo libro de madrigali a cinque voci
Description: 

Original text and translations

Italian text Se fosse dolce il canto delle mie rauche note e rozzo stile, almen' in qualche parte se non quanto piace a voi d'aggradir alma gentile, dal Gange in sino a Tile io canterei, Tarquinia, i vostri versi v'hanno fatti immortal dagli Indi ai Persi.

English translation If my hoarse and rough voice Were in some way sweet, Even if not sweet enough to please you, kind soul, From the Ganges to Thule I would sing your verses, Tarquinia, Which have immortalized you from India to Persia. Translation by Ashley Mulcahy (CC BY SA)