Per divina bellezza (Philippe de Monte)
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- Editor: André Vierendeels (submitted 2014-01-02). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 82 kB Copyright: CPDL
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Title: Per divina bellezza
Composer: Philippe de Monte
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1570 in Second livre des chansons a 4 et 5 parties, no. 15
2nd published: 1583 in Harmonia celeste, Edition 1, no. 2
3rd published: 1588 in Musica Transalpina (Nicholas Yonge, London), Edition 1, no. 7
4th published: 1589 in Harmonia celeste, Edition 2, no. 2
Description: Provided with an English text in Musica Transalpina
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at In qual parte del ciel.
Italian text
Per divina bellezz'indarno mira,
chigl'occhi di costei giamai non vede
come sovament'ella gli gira,
non sa com' amor sana et com' ancide
chi non sa come dolc'ella sospira,
et come dolce parl'e dolce ride.