Questi leggiadri odorosetti fiori (Luca Marenzio)

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• (Posted 2025-01-20)  CPDL #83485: 

• Original high clefs:       Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 54 kB   

• Transposed down a 4th:     Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 54 kB   

Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2025-01-20).   Copyright: CC BY NC

Edition notes: Source files may be found on my github (linked from my CPDL profile).

• (Posted 2017-06-16)  CPDL #45005:          (Finale 2014)

Editor: Willem Verkaik (submitted 2017-06-16).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 162 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes:

General Information

Title: Questi leggiadri odorosetti fiori
Composer: Luca Marenzio
Lyricist: Angelo Grillo

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SSAAB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1598 in L'ottavo libro de madrigali a cinque voci, no. 11
Description: Possibly composed for the Concerto delle Donne; hence SSAAB voicing.

Original text and translations

Italian text Questi leggiadri odorosetti fiori, Fur già Ninfe e Pastori, Et hor de miei pensieri, Son muti messaggieri. Deh, mentre voi pietosa, Volgete gl'occhi à la lor sorte ria, Pietà vi mova de la doglia mia.

English translation These graceful fragrant flowers were once nymphs and shepherds, and now are mute envoys of my thoughts. Ah! May you, full of compassion, when you turn your eyes to their hard fate, be [also] moved by pity for my pain. Translation by Campelli