Si mi dicesti ed io (Benedetto Pallavicino)

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  • (Posted 2023-07-09)  CPDL #74540:        (LilyPond)
Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2023-07-09).   Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 83 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC
Edition notes: Original high clefs.
  • (Posted 2019-02-04)  CPDL #53151:       
Editor: Willem Verkaik (submitted 2019-02-04).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 359 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Transposed down one note from G-dorian.

General Information

Title: Si mi dicesti ed io
Composer: Benedetto Pallavicino
Lyricist:

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SSATB
Genre: SecularMadrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1588 in Madrigali a 5 voci, libro 4, no. 2
    2nd published: 1590 in Gemmae musicalis Liber Tertius, no. 26
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Original text and translations

Italian.png Italian text

Sì, mi dicesti, ed io:
quel dolcissimo sì mandai al cuore
subitamente, ed arsi
di quel fuoco dolcissimo d'amore
che per altra esca non potea destarsi.
Or che voi vi pentite, anch'io mi pento,
e come un sì m'accese, un no m'ha spento.

English.png English translation

Yes, you said to me, and I:
that sweetest 'yes' sped to my heart
instantly, and I was consumed
by the sweetest flame of love
that could be ignited by any other match.
Now that you repent, I also repent,
and as a 'yes' ignited me, a 'no' has quenched me.

Translation by Allen Garvin