Cosi al vostro tornar le vostre genti (Giovanni Ferretti)

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(Posted 2020-09-27) CPDL #60693:

Editor: Willem Verkaik (submitted 2020-09-27). Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 380 kB Copyright: CPDL

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Title: Cosi al vostro tornar le vostre genti
Composer: Giovanni Ferretti
Lyricist:

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

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1575 in Il secondo libro delle canzoni a sei voci, no. 2
Description: This piece is the second of two parts. The first part is Com'al primo apparir del chiaro giorno (Giovanni Ferretti).

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Original text and translations

Italian text

Cosi al vostro tornar, le vostre genti,
Mostrar gioia signor estrem'e vera,
Sendo seren'il ciel placid'i venti,
Cantar le sacre ninfe, e ogni riviera risonò,
Buon compagno in dolc'accenti,
E tornò vaga e nova primavera.

English translation

Even so at your return, Sir, your people
showed extreme and true joy:
the sky being serene and the winds gentle,
the sacred nymphs sang, and every shore echoed
"Buoncampagno" in sweet accents,
and spring returned, new and lovely.
(Tr. Ruth I. DeFord)