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(Posted 2023-11-12) CPDL #77219:

Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2023-11-12). Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 66 kB Copyright: CC BY NC

Edition notes: transposed down a 5th

(Posted 2023-11-12) CPDL #77218:

Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2023-11-12). Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 67 kB Copyright: CC BY NC

Edition notes: Original high clefs

General Information

Title: Se morir si potesse di dolore
Composer: Costanzo Porta
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 5vv Voicings: SSAAT or SATTB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1592
Description:

External websites:

Original text and translations

Italian text

Se morir si potesse di dolore,
veramente io m'avviso
che la morte sarebbe un paradiso,
a chi pena dì e notte e mai non more.

English translation

If I could die of sorrow,
I truly recognize
that death would be a paradise
to one who suffers day and night and never dies.

Translation by Allen Garvin

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+Se morir si potesse di dolore,
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+If I could die of sorrow,
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