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Lieto godea (Giovanni Gabrieli)
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General Information
Title: Lieto godea ("Music be praised" in a widespread English version)
Composer: Giovanni Gabrieli
Number of voices: 8vv Voicing: SATB.SATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: Italian
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Concerti … libro secondo, 1587
Description: Contrafacta include "Auxilium promisit Deus", "Ein Kindlein fein", "Fröhlich zu sein", "Heilig ist Gott", "Quam pulchra es amica mea"
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Original text and translations
Italian text
Lieto godea sedendo
L’aura che tremolando
Dolce spira l’aprile;
Ogn’hor sospira d’Amor ogn’animale
Con mortal dardo
Amor volando venn’ e’l cor mi punse
E lass’ oimè fugge meschino me
Onde n’havrò la morte
S’in lieta non si cangia la mia sorte.
