Tigre mia (Luca Marenzio)

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  • (Posted 2020-07-24)  CPDL #59861:       
Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2020-07-24).   Score information: Letter, 6 pages, 101 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC
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General Information

Title: Tigre mia
Composer: Luca Marenzio
Lyricist: Luigi Groto

Number of voices: 6vv   Voicing: SATTTB

Genre: SecularMadrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1585 in Il terzo libro de madrigali à 6 voci (Venice: Scotto press)

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Original text and translations

Italian.png Italian text

Tigre mia, se ti pesa
E ti rechi ad offesa,
Che di te la mia lingua si lamenti
O la mordi, o la svelli un dì co' denti,
Ma per non le levar la pena a un tratto,
Non la troncare affatto.
Anzi, perchè le pene sue sien molte,
A rimorderla torna mille volte;
Tu lingua soffri e taci
Perchè se n'avrai morsi, io n'avrò baci.