La vita fugge (Orlando di Lasso)

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  • (Posted 2017-05-13)  CPDL #44483: 
Original key (high chiavette):        
Transposed down a fourth:       - Alto in transposed violin clef
Editor: Pothárn Imre (submitted 2017-05-13).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 91 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Transcribed from 1566 Gardano edition. Original note-values. Italian spelling modernised.

General Information

Title: La vita fugge
Composer: Orlando di Lasso
Lyricist: Francesco Petrarca

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATTB
Genre: SecularMadrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1563 in Terzo libro di madrigali a 5 voci, no. 11
    2nd published: 1564 in Quatriesme livre des chansons a 4 et 5 parties, Edition 2, no. 20
    3rd published: 1570 in Quatriesme livre des chansons a 4 et 5 parties, Edition 2, no. 20
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Original text and translations

Italian.png Italian text

La vita fugge, et non s'arresta una hora,
et la morte vien dietro a gran giornate,
et le cose presenti et le passate
mi dànno guerra, et le future anchora;

e 'l rimembrare et l'aspettar m'accora,
or quinci or quindi, sí che 'n veritate,
se non ch'i' ò di me stesso pietate,
i' sarei già di questi penser' fòra.

Canzoniere 272, first two stanzas.