S’io miro in te, m’uccidi (Girolamo Frescobaldi)

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  • (Posted 2022-08-18)  CPDL #70459:       
Editor: Willem Verkaik (submitted 2022-08-18).   Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 353 kB   Copyright: CPDL
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General Information

Title: S’io miro in te, m’uccidi
Composer: Girolamo Frescobaldi
Lyricist: Cesare Rinaldi
Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SSTTB
Genre: SecularMadrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1608 in Il primo libro de madrigali a cinque voci, no. 12
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Original text and translations

Italian.png Italian text

S’io miro in te, m’uccidi,
Se mir'in me tu ridi,
Io moro nel mio ardire,
Tu ridi al mio morire,
A te da il riso gioia,
La mort'a me da noia,
Pur bram'esser mirand'e osand'ucciso,
Per non turbar di bella Donn'il riso.

Cesare Rinaldi