Amor io son sì lieto (Baldassare Donato)

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(Posted 2022-11-02) CPDL #71374:

Editor: Gerhard Weydt (submitted 2022-11-02). Score information: Unknown Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transposed down a minor third beacuse of the chiavette used.

(Posted 2022-11-02) CPDL #71373:

Editor: Gerhard Weydt (submitted 2022-11-02). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 153 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Original pitch

General Information

Title: Amor io son sì lieto
Composer: Baldassare Donato
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1557 in Il quarto libro de madrigali a cinque voci (Cipriano de Rore), no. 17
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Original text and translations

Italian text

Amor, io son sì lieto,
Quando stretto mi trovo in mille nodi,
ne gl’amorosi nodi,
Ch’altro cor non fu mai del mio più quieto.
O cor felice mio, hor vivi et godi
in tanta libertà non servitute,
Et per nostra salute
Io prego il ciel che mai più non ti snodi.
O pregion dolce, o che dolcezza nova,
S’in le catene libertà si trova!

German translation

Amor, ich bin so voller Freude,
da ich mich so gebunden fühle in tausend Schlingen,
in den Schlingen der Liebe,
so dass es nie ein anderes Herz gab, das friedvoller war als meines.
O mein glückliches Herz, nun lebe und freue dich
in solcher Freiheit, nicht Knechtschaft,
und zu unserem Heil
bitte ich den Himmel, dass er dich niemals löse.
O süße Knechtschaft, o welch neue Süße,
wenn in den Fesseln sich die Freiheit findet!

Translation by Gerhard Weydt

English translation

Love, I am so elated,
as I feel bound by thousand ties,
by the ties of love,
such that there never was another heart as peaceful as mine.
O my happy heart, now live and enjoy
such liberty, not serfdom,
and for our bliss
I ask heaven never to untie you.
O sweet servitude, o new sweetness,
if in the ties liberty is found!