Ver' infern' e'l mio petto (Jacques Arcadelt)

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CPDL #21774: Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif Finale 2010
Editor: Walker Boyle (submitted 2010-06-13).   Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 81 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Transcribed from the 1581 Gardane edition of "Il primo libro de' madrigali a 4 voci." Musica ficta applied to cadences - all sharps added by the editor.

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Title: Ver' infern' e'l mio petto
Composer: Jacob Arcadelt

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: SecularMadrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: a cappella
Published: 1539

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Original text and translations

Italian.png Italian text

Ver' infern' e'l mio petto,
Ver' infernale spirito son' io,
E ver' infernal foco e'l foco mio.
Senza fin' ardo e son di speme privo,
E dell' amat' obietto,
Eternamente l' alma vista' ho persa,
Et ostina to in una voglia vivo,
Sol di tant' e diversa
La sorte mia dalla perduta gente,
Ch'a ragion quella et io ard' innocente,
Maladice sovente,
Et odia quella il suo fattor' Iddio,
Et io chi m' arde laud' amo' e desio.

English.png English translation requested