Mentre Dafne gentil (Giovanni Florio)

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  • (Posted 2020-04-28)  CPDL #58255:        (LilyPond)
Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2020-04-28).   Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 87 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC
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  • (Posted 2018-05-02)  CPDL #49541:         
Editor: Willem Verkaik (submitted 2018-05-02).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 346 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Transposed down one note from C.

General Information

Title: Mentre Dafne gentil
Composer: Giovanni Florio
Lyricist: Gio. Battista Zuccarinicreate page

Number of voices: 6vv   Voicing: SSATTB
Genre: SecularMadrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1594 in Il bon bacio, no. 6
    2nd published: 1600 in Il bon bacio, no. 6
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Original text and translations

Italian.png Italian text

Mentre Dafne gentil alla dolc' ombra,
D'un vago Alloro in gremb' a i fiori siede,
Al suo caro Pastor tai cose chiede,
Aminta e di qual parte
Viene il bon bacio? dimelo se'l sai.
Et egli non l'udisti dir giamai?
Vien da l'Isola amena,
Che l'amica di Marte e di Cupido,
Madre scielse per nido,
Et ella, ò grand' errore,
Dalla tua bocca ei nasce; e'l bacia e fugge,
Sola
E ferito ei resta e in van si strugge.