Convien ch'ovunque sia (Cipriano de Rore)

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• (Posted 2017-05-20)  CPDL #44629:         

Editor: Pothárn Imre (submitted 2017-05-20).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 89 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transcribed from 1568 Gardano edition. Original pitch (chiavi naturali) and note-values.

General Information

Title: Convien ch'ovunque sia
Composer: Cipriano de Rore
Lyricist: Ludovico Ariosto

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1566 in Il quinto libro de madrigali a cinque voci, Edition 1, no. 13
    2nd published: 1568 in Il quinto libro de madrigali a cinque voci, Edition 2, no. 17
Description: This madrigal features an octave canon between Soprano and Tenor II (Quinto), rarely found in madrigals.

Original text and translations

Italian text Convien ch'ovunque sia sempre cortese Sia un cor gentil, ch'esser non può altrimente Che per natura e per abito prese Quel che di mutar poi non è possente Convien ch'ovunque sia sempre palese Un cor villan si mostri similmente, Natura inchina al male e viene a farsi L'abito poi difficile a mutarsi.

English translation It befits a gentle heart, wherever it may be, To remain courteous always, for it cannot be otherwise: What it has learned from nature and habit, It no longer has the power to change. It befits a depraved heart, wherever it may be, To reveal itself as such always. Nature predisposes to evil, and a habit once made Becomes difficult to change.