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(Posted 2025-12-29) CPDL #87930:

Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2025-12-29). Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 93 kB Copyright: CC BY NC

Edition notes: Source files may be found on my github, and parts are available on my own site (both linked from my CPDL profile).

(Posted 2018-01-28) CPDL #48583:

Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2018-01-28). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 67 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Reformatting of #28814, with minor adjustments to the underlay.

(Posted 2013-04-20) CPDL #28814: (Finale 2010)

Editor: Hans Niklas Kuhn (submitted 2013-04-20). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 111 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes:

Possible error(s) identified. See the discussion page for full description.

(Posted 2003-02-22) CPDL #04644:

Editor: Vincent Carpentier (submitted 2003-02-22). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 216 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Link changed (11/13/03) to Icking archive.

General Information

Title: O sonno
Composer: Cipriano de Rore
Lyricist: Giovanni della Casa

Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1557 in Il secondo libro de madrigali a quatro voci, no. 5
2nd published: 1593 in Nuova spoglia amorosa (Vincenti, Venice), no. 21
Description:

External websites:

Original text and translations

Italian text

O sonno, o della queta, umida, ombrosa
notte placido figlio; o de’ mortali
egri conforto, oblio dolce de’ mali
si gravi, ond’ è la vita aspra e noiosa;

soccorri al cor omai, che langu’ e posa
non have, e queste membra stanch’ e frali
solleva: a me ten vola, o sonno, e l’ali
tue brune sovra me distendi e posa.

Ov’è ’l silentio che’l dì fugge e’l lume?
E i lievi sogni, che con non secure
vestigia di seguirti han per costume?

Lasso, ch’invan te chiamo, e queste oscure
e gelide ombre invan lusingo. O piume
d’asprezza colme! O notti acerb’ e dure!

English translation

O sleep, O that quiet child of peaceful,
fresh and shadowy night; O afflicted mortals'
comfort; sweet oblivion of ills
so grave they make life harsh and tedious,

give succor to my heart that, now waning and restless, languishes
and raise these frail and weary limbs.
Envelop me, O sleep, and spread
your dark wings over me.

Where is the silence which the day flees
and the light and gentle dreams
which leave no certain trace?

Alas in vain I call you, and these gloomy
and cold shadows in vain I entice: O plumes
with harshness filled, O hard and painful nights

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 ==General Information==
-'''Title:''' ''O sonno''<br>
+{{Title|''O sonno''}}
 {{Composer|Cipriano de Rore}}
+{{Lyricist|Giovanni della Casa}}
-{{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br>
+{{Voicing|4|SATB}}
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 {{Language|Italian}}
-'''Instruments:''' {{acap}}<br>
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-'''Published:'''
+{{Pub|1|1557|in ''{{NoComp|Il secondo libro de madrigali a quatro voci|Cipriano de Rore}}''|no=5}}
+{{Pub|2|1593|in ''[[Nuova spoglia amorosa]]'' (Vincenti, Venice) |no=21}}
-'''Description:'''
+{{Descr| }}
+{{#ExtWeb:}}
-'''External websites:'''
 ==Original text and translations==
+{{top}}
+{{Text|Italian|
+O sonno, o della queta, umida, ombrosa
+notte placido figlio; o de’ mortali
+egri conforto, oblio dolce de’ mali
+si gravi, ond’ è la vita aspra e noiosa;
-{{Text|Italian}}
+soccorri al cor omai, che langu’ e posa
-<poem>
+non have, e queste membra stanch’ e frali
-O sonno, o della queta unida ombrosa
+solleva: a me ten vola, o sonno, e l’ali
-Notte placido figlio, o de’ mortali
+tue brune sovra me distendi e posa.
-Egri conforto, oblio dolce de’ mali
-Si gravi, ond’ è la vita aspra e noiosa,
-Soccorri al cor omai langu’e posa
-Non have, e queste membra stanch’ e frali Sol leva.
-A me t’envola, o sonno, e l’ali
-Tue brune sovra me distendi e posa.
-Ov’ è’l silentio che’l dì fugge e’l lume
+Ov’è ’l silentio che’l dì fugge e’l lume?
-E i lievi sogni che con non sicure
+E i lievi sogni, che con non secure
-Vestigia di seguirti han per costume?
+vestigia di seguirti han per costume?
-Lasso ch’in van ti chiamo e queste oscur’ e
-Gelide ombre in van lusingo:
-O piume d’asprezza colme,
-O notti acerb’ e dure.
-</poem>
+Lasso, ch’invan te chiamo, e queste oscure
+e gelide ombre invan lusingo. O piume
+d’asprezza colme! O notti acerb’ e dure!}}
+{{mdl}}
-{{Translation|English}}
+{{Translation|English|
-<poem>
+O sleep, O that quiet child of peaceful,
-O sleep, O that quiet and shadowy
+fresh and shadowy night; O afflicted mortals'
-child of peaceful night, O afflicted mortals'
+comfort; sweet oblivion of ills
-comfort, sweet oblivion of ills
 so grave they make life harsh and tedious,
-give succor to my heart that, now waning and restless,
-and raise these frail and weary limbs.
+give succor to my heart that, now waning and restless, languishes
-Envelop me, O sleep, and spread
+and raise these frail and weary limbs.
+Envelop me, O sleep, and spread
 your dark wings over me.
 Where is the silence which the day flees
 and the light and gentle dreams
 which leave no certain trace?
-Alas in vain I call you,
-and these cold an gloomy shadows in vain I entice:
+Alas in vain I call you, and these gloomy
-O plumes with harshness filled,
+and cold shadows in vain I entice: O plumes
-O hard and painful nights
+with harshness filled, O hard and painful nights}}
-</poem>
+{{btm}}
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