Candida man qual neve (Carlo Gesualdo)
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- (Posted 2014-12-28) CPDL #33911:
- Editor: Christos Christodoulou (submitted 2014-12-28). Score information: A4, 5 pages, 59 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes:
- (Posted 2014-01-30) CPDL #31144:
- Editor: Fernando Gómez Jácome (submitted 2014-01-30). Score information: A4, 5 pages, 73 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes:
General Information
Title: Candida man qual neve
Composer: Carlo Gesualdo
Lyricist: Anonymous
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SSATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1594 in Madrigali a 5 voci, libro secondo, no. 15
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Original text and translations
Italian text
Candida man qual neve a gli occhi offerse
la mia cara Angioletta,
per far strana vendetta
dell’acceso mio coro
ch’ingannato al candore,
sperando di temprar sue fiamme, forse
precipitoso corse.
O me misero Amore,
che nella neve sento ardor maggiore!