D'orrida selce alpina, SWV 6 (Heinrich Schütz)

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• CPDL #23180: 

Editor: Robert Urmann (submitted 2011-02-23).   Score information: Executive, 6 pages, 132 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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• CPDL #09683:  Finale 2000

Editor: Sabine Cassola (submitted 2005-09-17).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 149 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Copyright (c) 1996/2002 SMC

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Title: D’orrida selce alpina, SWV 6
Work: Il primo libro de madrigali (First book of madrigals, Op. 1, Venice, 1611)
Composer: Heinrich Schütz
Lyricist: Alessandro Aligieri^{create page}

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATTB

Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: a cappella
Published: 1611

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Italian text

D’orrida selce alpina
cred’io Donna nascesti,
e da le tigre ircane
il latte havesti,
s’inesorabil sei,
sì dura a’prieghi miei,
o se’ pur tigre anzipur selce,
ai lasso,
ch’entro un petto di fera
hai cor di sasso.

German translation

Eisiger Fels der Alpen
hat dich, Herrin, geboren,
wardst zu der grausen Tiger
Milchkind erkoren,
wenn du so unerbittlich,
so hart bleibst all meinem Flehen.
Du übertriffst noch Fels und Tiger. Ich weine,
such’ ich Gnade bei Bestien,
du Herz von Steine.