A che tormi il ben mio (Claudio Monteverdi)

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Title: A che tormi il ben mio
Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SSATB

Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Il primo libro de madrigali a cinque voci, Venice, 1587

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Italian text

A che tormi il ben mio
s'io dico di morire?
Questo, madonna, è troppo gran martire.
Ahi vita, ahi mio tesoro,
e perderò il ben mio con dir ch'io moro?