Care lagrime mie (Mogens Pedersøn)

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• (Posted 2000-06-03)  CPDL #00880: 

Editor: Christian Mondrup (submitted 2000-06-03).   Score information: A4, 6 pages, 92 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Scroll down to Care lagrime mie (Nos.7-8).

• (Posted 2000-06-03)  CPDL #00881: 

Editor: Christian Mondrup (submitted 2000-06-03).   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: in partbook format, 5 parts in zipped file. Scroll down to Care lagrime mie (Nos.7-8).

General Information

Title: Care lagrime mie
Composer: Mogens Pedersøn

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SSATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1608 in Madrigali a cinque voci, libro primo, no. 7
    2nd published: 1935 in Das Chorwerk, no. 35.6
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External websites:

• Article by Kitti Messina about Pedersøn's madrigals comparing Pedersøn's to Grillo's text.

Original text and translations

Pedersøn inserts two lines from the second part of the poem Care lagrime mie into the first one, resulting in a text which is logically and grammatically dubious.

Italian text Care lagrime mie, Messi dolenti de mie pene rie. Poi che voi non potete far molle, ohimè quel core che non have pietà del mio dolore. Se del mio lagrimare Hai fatto amor col mare Dunque, per cortesia, Ammorzate l’accesa fiamma mia O pur crescete tanto Ch’io mi sommerga nel mio stesso pianto.

English translation My dear tears, messengers of my hard pains, alas, since you can't soften the heart that has no pity for my sorrow; if you [my love] from my weeping have grown fond of the sea then be so kind as to extinguish my burning fire. Rise so much that I may sink into my own weeping.