La bella Ninfa mia (Luca Marenzio)

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  • (Posted 2015-01-04)  CPDL #34119:       
Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2015-01-04).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 107 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC
Edition notes: Parts and source available on IMSLP.

General Information

Title: La bella Ninfa mia
Composer: Luca Marenzio
Lyricist: Francesco Maria Molza

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

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1581 in Il secondo libro de madrigali a cinque voci, no. 9
    2nd published: 1588 in Gemma musicalis liber primus (Friedrich Lindner), no. 37
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Original text and translations

Italian.png Italian text

La bella Ninfa mia, ch’al Tebro infiora
Col piè le sponde, e co’ begli occhi affrena
Rapido corso, allor che discolora
Le piagge il ghiaccio, con sì dolce pena
A seguir le tue arme m’innamora,
Ch’io piango, e rido, e non la scorgo appena,
Ch’io scopro in lei mille vaghezze ascose,
Ed entro a l’alma un bel giardin di rose.