Un nuovo cacciator

Settings by composers

• Giovanni Ferretti SATTTB
• Giovanni Gastoldi SSATB

Text and translations

The italicized text variant is used by Gastoldi.

Italian text Un nuovo cacciator segue una fera, Troppo con fretta e non la puol pigliare. Novello cacciator, sai che voi fare?     ... hor che voi fare? Vatte con dio, che tu non sai cacciare.

German translation Ein unerfahrener Jäger jagt seine Beute mit zu viel Eifer und kann sie nicht fangen. Junger Jäger, weißt du, was du tun willst?     ... was willst du nun tun? Geh mit Gott, denn du weißt nicht, wie man jagt. Translation by Gerhard Weydt

English translation A young hunter chases his prey in too much haste, and cannot catch it. New hunter, do you know what you want to do?     ... what do you want to do now? Go away, for you do not know how to hunt. (Tr. Ruth I. DeFord)