La bella man vi stringo (Luca Marenzio)

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  • (Posted 2017-05-31)  CPDL #44779:          (Finale 2014)
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General Information

Title: La bella man vi stringo
Composer: Luca Marenzio
Lyricist: Giovanni Battista Guarini (Madrigali 61)

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SSAAB

Genre: SecularMadrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1599 in Il nono libro de madrigali a cinque voci, no. 14

Description:The high tessitura of the four upper parts, and the Guarini text suggest that this madrigal was written for the Concerto delle Donne; hence SSAAB-voicing.


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Original text and translations

Italian.png Italian text

La bella man vi stringo
E voi le ciglia per dolor stringete,
E mi chiamate ingiusto et inhumano.
Come tutto il gioire
Sia mio, vostro il martire e non vedete
Che se questa è la mano,
Che tien stretto il cor mio, giusto è il dolore,
Perchè stringendo lei stringo il mio core.