La dipartita è amara (Luca Marenzio)

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(Posted 2025-01-18) CPDL #83457:

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Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 67 kB

• Transposed down a 4th:

Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 66 kB

Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2025-01-17). Copyright: CC BY NC

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

(Posted 2021-08-02) CPDL #65357:

Editor: Gerhard Weydt (submitted 2021-08-02). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 112 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transposed down a fourth because of the chiavette used.

General Information

Title: La dipartita è amara
Composer: Luca Marenzio
Lyricist: Giovan Battista Pigna^{create page}
Number of voices: 6vv Voicing: SATTBB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1587 in Il quarto libro de madrigali a sei voci, no. 3
2nd published: 1594 in Madrigali a sei voci in un corpo ridotti, no. 46
3rd published: 1597 in Fiori del Giardino, no. 42
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Original text and translations

Italian text

La dipartita è amara;
Ma perché è dolc’e cara
La giunta del ritorno,
da l’infelice giorno
De la partenza ria
Nasce la gioia mia.

German translation

Der Abschied ist bitter;
aber da süß und lieb ist
die Ankunft bei der Rückkehr,
so erwächst aus dem unglücklichen Tag
meiner traurigen Abreise
meine Freude.

Translation by Gerhard Weydt

English translation

The parting is bitter;
but as sweet and dear is
the arrival at returning,
hence out of the unfortunate day
of my miserable departure
arises my joy.