O dolorosa gioia (Carlo Gesualdo)

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• CPDL #19002:  [ Sibelius 5]

Editor: Daniel Harmer (submitted 2009-03-19).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 47 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Sibelius file is zipped.

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Title: O dolorosa gioia
Composer: Carlo Gesualdo

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATTB

Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

Published: Il Quinto Libro di Madrigali

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Original text and translations

Italian text

O dolorosa gioia,
O soave dolore,
Per cui quest'alma è mesta e lieta more!
O miei cari sospiri,
Miei graditi martiri,
Del vostro duol non mi lasciate privo
Poiché sì dolce mi fa morto e vivo.
 

English translation

Oh dolorous joy,
oh sweet suffering,
which makes this spirit sad, yet causes it to die happy!
Oh my sighs, so dear to me,
my welcome torment,
do not release me from the pain you bestow;
for so sweetly it makes me feel both dead and alive.