O rosa bella (John Dunstable)

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  • (Posted 2008-05-09)  CPDL #16889:         
Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2008-05-09).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 26 kB   Copyright: CPDL
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General Information

Title: O rosa bella
Composer: John Dunstable

Number of voices: 2vv   Voicing: ST
Genre: SecularPartsong

Language: Italian
Instruments: Lute

First published:
Description: Concordiantiae by John Bedyngham

External websites:

Original text and translations

Italian.png Italian text

O rosa bella, o dolce anima mia,
non mi lassar morire in cortesia.
Ai lasso mi dolente dezo finire
per ben servire e lealmente amare.

O dio d'amore, che pena e questa amare,
Vedi che io moro tut' hora per ‘sta giudea,
Socorremi, ormai del mio languire,
Cor del corpo mio, non me lassar morire.