Il dolce sonno mi promise in pace (Jan Tollius)

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Editor: Willem Verkaik (submitted 2014-03-23).   Score information: A4, 7 pages, 102 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Transposed from original G-mixolydian.

Note the "Monteverdian" cadence in bar 17.

General Information

Title: Il dolce sonno mi promise in pace
Composer: Jan Tollius
Lyricist:

Number of voices: 6vv   Voicing: SSATTB

Genre: SecularMadrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

Published: 1597

Description:

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Original text and translations

Italian.png Italian text

Il dolce sonno mi promise in pace
ma l'amaro veggiar mi torn' in guerra.

Il dolce sonno è ben stato fallace
ma l'amaro veggiar oime non erra.

Se'l ver' m'annoia, e'l falso si mi piace,
non odda o veggio mai più ver' in terra.

Se'l dormir mi da gaudio, e'l veggiar guai,
poss' io dormir senza destarmi mai.