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Vorrei baciarti (Claudio Monteverdi)

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Editor: Björn Sothmann (submitted 2009-03-06).   Score information: A4, 6 pages, 393 kbytes   Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported
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General Information

Title: Vorrei baciarti
Composer: Claudio Monteverdi
Lyricist: Giambattista Marino

Number of voices: 2vv   Voicing: AA
Genre: SecularMadrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: Basso continuo
Published: 1619

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Original text and translations

Italian.png Italian text

Vorrei baciarti, o Filli,
ma non so come, ove il mio bacio scocchi,
ne la bocca o negli occhi.
Cedan le labbra a voi, lumi divini,
fidi specchi del core,
vive stelle d’amore.
Ah pur mi volgo a voi, perle e rubini,
tesoro di bellezza,
fontana di dolcezza,
bocca, onor del bel viso:
nasce il pianto da lor, tu m’apri il riso.

English.png English translation

I would kiss you, Philly,
but know not where to place my kiss first,
upon your lips or upon your eyes.
Let lips yield to you, heavenly orbs,
faithful mirrors of the heart,
love’s living stars.
Ah, yet I turn to you, pearls and rubies,
beauty’s treasure,
fountain of sweetness,
lips, the glory of a lovely face:
from eyes tears are born, lips confer me a smile.

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