Caro amoroso neo (Carlo Gesualdo)

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• (Posted 2014-12-27)  CPDL #33898:     

Editor: Christos Christodoulou (submitted 2014-12-27).   Score information: A4, 7 pages, 73 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes:

• (Posted 2013-12-16)  CPDL #30792:     

Editor: Christopher Boveroux (submitted 2013-12-16).   Score information: Letter, 6 pages, 987 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: MuseScore.

• (Posted 2013-11-27)  CPDL #30653: 

Editor: Fernando Gómez Jácome (submitted 2013-11-27).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 64 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Madrigali a 5 voci, nº 1 (1594).

General Information

Title: Caro amoroso neo (Ma se tale ha costei)
Composer: Carlo Gesualdo
Lyricist: Torquato Tasso

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

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1594 in Madrigali a 5 voci, libro secondo, no. 1
Description: First part of a two-parts madrigal. Second part is Ma se tale ha costei (Carlo Gesualdo)

Original text and translations

Italian text

Caro amoroso neo
ch'illustri un sì bel volto
col negro tuo
fra'I suo candor avolto.

Se per te stesso sei
tu pur macchia e difetto,
con qual arte perfetto
poi rendi'I colmo de le grazie in lei.