Già mi trovai di Maggio (Marco Antonio de Pordenon)

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  • (Posted 2024-12-20)  CPDL #83142:       
Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2024-12-20).   Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 79 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC
Edition notes: Transposed down a fifth.
  • (Posted 2024-12-20)  CPDL #83141:        (LilyPond)
Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2024-12-20).   Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 80 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC
Edition notes: Original high clefs.

General Information

Title: Già mi trovai di Maggio
Composer: Marco Antonio de Pordenon
Lyricist: Matteo Maria Boiardocreate page from Orlando Innamorato (1483) Book II, canto XIX ottava 1
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: SecularMadrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1563 in Il primo libro de madrigali a quattro voci (Francesco Portinaro), no. 19
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Original text and translations

Italian.png Italian text

Già mi trovai di Maggio una mattina
dentro un bel prato, ov'era molto odore
sopra ad un colle, a lato alla marina
che tutto tremolava di splendore;
e tra le rose d'una verde spina
una donzella cantava di amore,
movendo sì soave la sua bocca
che tal dolcezza ancor nel cor mi tocca.

English.png English translation

Once, I found myself one morning
in a lovely meadow, full of fragrance
overlooking a hill, near the sea,
where everything shimmered with splendor;
and amidst the thorny roses
a maiden sang of love,
moving her lips so sweetly
that such sweetness yet touches my heart.

Translation by Allen Garvin