Cara e dolce mia vita (Benedetto Pallavicino)
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- Editor: Willem Verkaik (submitted 2016-04-14). Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 282 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Transposed up one note from G-dorian. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
General Information
Title: Cara e dolce mia vita
Composer: Benedetto Pallavicino
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SSATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1586 in De floridi virtuosi d'Italia (Giacomo Vincenti), no. 9
2nd published: 1600 in De floridi virtuosi d'Italia (Pierre Phalèse), no. 23
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Original text and translations
Italian text
Cara e dolce mia vita,
Amor se giamai goder mi concede,
Rara beltà infinita ch'in voi siede,
Lassato ogn' altro ben,
Fillide in voi,
Ornarò sola il cor de i desir suoi.