La Virginella (Giovanni Battista Mosto)

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• (Posted 2018-01-25)  CPDL #48560:         

Editor: Willem Verkaik (submitted 2018-01-25).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 324 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transposed down up one note from F. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.

General Information

Title: La Virginella
Composer: Giovanni Battista Mosto
Lyricist: Ludovico Ariosto

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATTB

Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

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Original text and translations

Italian text

La Virginella è simile alla rosa,
Ch'in bel giardin su la nativa spina,
Mentre sola secura si riposa,
Ne grege ne pastor se gli avicina,
L'aura soave e l'alba ruggiadosa,
L'acqua la terra al suo favor s'inchina,
Giovani vaghi e donne innamorate,
Aman' havern' e sen' e tempie ornate.

Original text and translations may be found at La verginella è simile alla rosa.