Quant' honestate mai (Tiburtio Massaino)
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- Editor: Willem Verkaik (submitted 2016-12-08). Score information: Letter, 7 pages, 392 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Transposed up a major third from F. The "note nere" section is played in double tempo in the midi and mp3 files.
- MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
General Information
Title: Quant' honestate mai
Composer: Tiburtio Massaino
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Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella
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Original text and translations
Italian text
Quant' honestate mai
Involta in mortal velo,
Scese in terra dal cielo,
Scorg' in voi sola, e ogni supremo honore,
Et quanto bello Amore,
Mostro del regno suo, nei vaghi rai,
Scorgo de gliocchi vostri,
Ovunqu'io miri il lor vivo splendore,
Quella s'oppone a tutti i van desiri,
Questo m'infiamma d'amoroso ardore,
Al fin vince il migliore,
Et vuol che si vi riverisca e honori,
Che'n dubio son, s'io v'amo o s'io v'adori.