Se morir si potesse di dolore (Costanzo Porta)

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• (Posted 2023-11-12)  CPDL #77219:       

Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2023-11-12).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 66 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC

Edition notes: Transposed down a 5th.

• (Posted 2023-11-12)  CPDL #77218:        (LilyPond)

Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2023-11-12).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 67 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC

Edition notes: Original high clefs.

General Information

Title: Se morir si potesse di dolore
Composer: Costanzo Porta
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 5vv   Voicings: SSAAT or SATTB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1592 in Spoglia amorosa (Gardano), no. 6
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Original text and translations

Italian text Se morir si potesse di dolore, veramente io m'avviso che la morte sarebbe un paradiso, a chi pena dì e notte e mai non more.

English translation If I could die of sorrow, I truly recognize that death would be a paradise to one who suffers day and night and never dies. Translation by Allen Garvin