Tigre mia (Luca Marenzio)

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• (Posted 2020-07-24)  CPDL #59861:        (LilyPond)

Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2020-07-24).   Score information: Letter, 6 pages, 101 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC

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General Information

Title: Tigre mia
Composer: Luca Marenzio
Lyricist: Luigi Groto

Number of voices: 6vv   Voicing: SATTTB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1585 in Il terzo libro de madrigali a sei voci, no. 9
    2nd published: 1594 in Madrigali a sei voci in un corpo ridotti, no. 55
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Original text and translations

Italian text Tigre mia, se ti pesa E ti rechi ad offesa, Che di te la mia lingua si lamenti O la mordi, o la svelli un dì co' denti, Ma per non le levar la pena a un tratto, Non la troncare affatto. Anzi, perchè le pene sue sian molte, A rimorderla torna mille volte! Tu lingua soffri e taci Perchè se n'avrai morsi, io n'avrò baci.

English translation My tiger, if it burdens you and causes offense that for you my tongue laments, either bite it, or rip it out with your teeth some day, but so as to not relieve the pain in but one stroke, do not sever it completely. Instead, because its pains would be so great, return to bite it again a thousand times! You, tongue, suffer and be silent because if she will have bites, I will have kisses. Translation by Allen Garvin