Ridono l'herbe e i fiori (Ruggiero Giovannelli)

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• (Posted 2025-09-07)  CPDL #86675: 

• Original high clefs:       Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 101 kB   

• Transposed down a 5th:     Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 102 kB   

Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2025-09-07).   Copyright: CC BY NC

Edition notes: Source files may be found on my github, and parts are available on my own site (both linked from my CPDL profile).

• (Posted 2020-05-02)  CPDL #58360:       

Editor: Willem Verkaik (submitted 2020-05-02).   Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 442 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes:

General Information

Title: Ridono l'herbe e i fiori
Composer: Ruggiero Giovannelli
Lyricist:

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SSATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1586 in Il primo libro de Madrigali a cinque voci, no. 4
    2nd published: 1609 in Hortus musicalis (ed. Michael Herrer) – sacred contrafact, Book 2, no. 1
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Original text and translations

Italian text Ridono l'erb'i fiori, tesson ghirlande i pargoletti amori, mormorano i ruscelli, scherzando i vaghi augelli saltan di ramo in ramo. Con agio per le valli menan ninfe e pastori in giro i balli. Or vien Clori, ch'io t'amo che mentre l'aura spira all'ombra canterem con la mia lira.

English translation The grass and flowers smile, amorous cherubs weave garlands, the streams murmur, happy birds, playing, leap from branch to branch. At their leisure through the valleys, nymphs and shepherds lead dances around. Now come, Clori, for I love you, and while the breeze blows we shall sing in the shade with my lire. Translation by Allen Garvin