Mentre la bella Dafne (Giovanni Croce)

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  • (Posted 2017-02-16)  CPDL #43152:         
Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2017-02-16).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 42 kB   Copyright: CPDL
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General Information

Title: Mentre la bella Dafne
Composer: Giovanni Croce

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicings: TTBB or ATTB
Genre: SecularMadrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1588 in Canzonette a quattro voci libro primo, no. 7
    2nd published: 1597 in Canzonets or little short songs to foure voyces (ed. Thomas Morley) – English translation, no. 20
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Original text and translations

Italian.png Italian text

Mentre la bella Dafne havea desire
Di volentier col suo Tirsi morire.
Disse: caro ben mio,
Mori, che moro anch’io!

Il misero pastor, pallido in volto,
Era dal lieto sen da lei raccolto;
Disse: caro ben mio,
Mori, che moro anch’io!