Crudel acerba (Jacques Arcadelt)

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CPDL #28539:    Finale 2008

Editor: André Vierendeels (submitted 2013-03-15).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 108 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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Title: Crudel acerba
Composer: Jacques Arcadelt

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: TTTTB

Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: a cappella
Published: 1538

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Italian text

Crudel' acerb' inesorabil morte,
cagion mi dai di mai non esser lieto,
ma di menar tutta mia vit'in pianto,
i giorn'obscuri e le dogliosi notti,
i miei gravi sospiri, non vann'in rima
e'l mio duro martir vinc'ogni stile.