Mentre la donna (Alessandro Striggio)
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- Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2018-11-14). Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 88 kB Copyright: CC BY NC
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- Editor: Renato Calcaterra (submitted 2013-08-17). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 114 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: The source (MusicXML) file is zipped
General Information
Title: Mentre la donna
Composer: Alessandro Striggio
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: Transcribed from the “Primo libro de Madrigali a cinque voci” - Gardano 1564. The notes' values and the accidentals are as in the manuscript. The “musica ficta” suggestion are in the MIDI and MusicXML files.
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Original text and translations
Italian text
Mentre la donn'anzi la vita mia
Misti a le rose gigli va tessendo
Vide fra l'herb'e i fior ch'amor dormia
Et lui lieta legò dolce ridendo
sciogliersi di tal nodo Amor volia
Ma chi l'havea legato poi vedendo
Va diss'o madre cerc'un nov'amore
Perch'il mio regno qui sarà maggiore.