O dolorosa gioia (Carlo Gesualdo)
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- CPDL #19002: Gesu-5ODo.zip(Sibelius 5)
- Editor: Daniel Harmer (submitted 2009-03-19). Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 47 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Sibelius file is zipped.
General Information
Title: O dolorosa gioia
Composer: Carlo Gesualdo
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella
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Description:
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.