Che fai, Dori, che pensi? (Orazio Vecchi)

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• CPDL #19151:  (Tablature with transcription)    MusiXTex

Editor: Christian Mondrup (submitted 2009-04-02).   Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 55 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: With lute tablature plus keyboard transcription of the tablature. MusiXTex file is zipped.

• CPDL #01305:    Finale 2000 

Editor: Claudio Macchi (submitted 2000-08-29).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 36 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Finale file is zipped.

General Information

Title: Che fai, Dori, che pensi?
Composer: Orazio Vecchi

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

Published: Selva di Varia Ricreatione 1590

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• Facsimiles published by The Royal Library, Copenhagen

Original text and translations

Italian text Che fai, Dori, che pensi? Avrò mai pace, Pace e letizia avrai. Deh! Dimmi l’hora Quando vedrai dal ciel scender l’aurora. Che fai, Dori, che parti? Avrò mai tregua? Tregua e conforto avrai. Deh! Dimmi il punto Quando Febo da noi Sar’ disgiunto. Fugga dunque la luce, e’l biond’Apollo Tosto i bei raggi asconda, e vien tu sera Vientene via volando anzi ch’io pera.

English translation

What are you doing, Doris, what are you thinking? Shall I never know peace?
You shall have peace - and joy.
Alas, when shall that be?
When you see Dawn descend from the sky.

What are you doing, Doris, what are you thinking?
Shall I never have any respite?
You shall have respite - and comfort.
Alas, when shall that be?
When Phoebus departs from us.

Then let the light be gone, and golden-haired Apollo:
hide soon the resplendent rays, and come, evening,
come, fly away before I perish.

Translation by Mick Swithinbank

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