Io felice sarei (Giovanni Piccioni)

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• (Posted 2025-05-08)  CPDL #84821: 

• Original high clefs:       Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 89 kB   

• Transposed down a 4th:     Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 89 kB   

Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2025-05-08).   Copyright: CC BY NC

Edition notes: Source files may be found on my github (linked from my CPDL profile).

• (Posted 2021-03-11)  CPDL #63434:       

Editor: Willem Verkaik (submitted 2021-03-11).   Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 316 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes:

General Information

Title: Io felice sarei
Composer: Giovanni Piccioni
Lyricist:

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

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1596 in Il quarto libro de madrigali à cinque voci (Giovanni Piccioni), no. 7
Description: 

Original text and translations

Italian text Io felice sarei, se gli occhi ond'io sempre ardo, potessi rimirar quanto vorrei. O bell'occhi d'amore, onde uscir vidi il dardo che fieramente mi trafisse il core: la ferita è mortale, né perciò 'l mio destino acerbo e rio acqueta 'l mio desio di mirar voi, cagion d'ogni mio male.

English translation I would be happy, if [upon] the eyes, for which I always burn, I could gaze as much as I wish. O beautiful eyes of love, from whence I saw the dart launch that cruelly pierced my heart: the wound is mortal, yet my harsh and wicked fate does not still my desire to gaze upon you, cause of all my pains. Translation by Allen Garvin