Mentre sul far del giorno (Luca Marenzio)

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  • (Posted 2020-05-14)  CPDL #58613:     
Editor: Marcos Mato (submitted 2020-05-14).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 59 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
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  • (Posted 2018-11-14)  CPDL #51966:     
Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2018-11-14).   Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 106 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC
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General Information

Title: Mentre sul far del giorno
Composer: Luca Marenzio
Lyricist:

Number of voices: 6vv   Voicing: SSATTB
Genre: SecularMadrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1581 in Il primo libro de madrigali a sei voci, no. 16
    2nd published: 1594 in Madrigali a sei voci in un corpo ridotti, no. 48
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Original text and translations

Italian.png Italian text

Mentre sul far del giorno,
Coglieva erbette e fior la donna mia,
Amor per quel contorno,
Tessendo ghirlandette errando gia
E tosto che la vide di lontano
Cangiossi in bianco fiore,
Tanto gli piacque Amore,
Per esser colto da la bianca mano.