Tempr'homai l'ira (Philippe de Monte)
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- Editor: Renato Calcaterra (submitted 2010-12-16). Score information: A4, 5 pages, 208 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: MusicXML file is zipped.
General Information
Title: Tempr'homai l'ira
Composer: Philippe de Monte
Number of voices: 7vv Voicing: SSAATTB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1580 in Il quarto libro de madrigali a sei voci, no. 23
2nd published: 1583 in Musica divina di 19 autori illustri, no. 58
Description: Transcribed from the "Musica Divina di XIX autori illustri a IIII. V. VI et VII voci, nuovamente raccolta da Pietro Phalesio et data in luce in Anversa - 1588". The keys, time signatures, notes' values and accidentals are as in the original print. The C clefs are transposed to the G clef and to the modern Tenor clef.
External websites:
- Manuscript source (PDF file; direct link)
Original text and translations
Italian text
Tempr’homai l’ira Amor vinc’ogni cosa
Dov’ha sua forza viva
Anzi da lui deriva
Furor che spess’in me non ha ritegno
Quand’un cor arde di giust’ira pregno
Anzi l’ir’e com’esca
Ch’el suo foco rinfresca
Ahi ch’io ne sent’in me verace segno
De qual n’hauro dicio prova palese
Rendett’il cor ch’en me l’ira sospese
Tolga per sempr’amor nostre contese
Ne piu n’adombr’il cor cura fallase
E sia per alma pace
Spars’ogni seme ond’il mal nostro scese.