Se per lieve ferita (Carlo Gesualdo)

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(Posted 2014-12-28) CPDL #33904:

Editor: Christos Christodoulou (submitted 2014-12-28). Score information: A4, 8 pages, 78 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: The whole two-parts madrigal.

(Posted 2013-12-16) CPDL #30796:

Editor: Christopher Boveroux (submitted 2013-12-16). Score information: Letter, 6 pages, 935 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes:

(Posted 2013-12-09) CPDL #30744:

Editor: Fernando Gómez Jácome (submitted 2013-12-09). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 63 kB Copyright: Personal

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General Information

Title: Se per lieve ferita
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. 4
Description: First part of a two-parts madrigal. Second part: Che sentir deve il petto mio (Carlo Gesualdo)

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Original text and translations

Italian text

Se per lieve ferita
onde te stessa offendi
così dogliosa, o bella man, ti rendi,
mentre tue bianche nevi
rare inostrano e brevi
di liquidi rubin purpuree stille.