Quasi vermiglia rosa (Marco Antonio Ingegneri)

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• (Posted 2024-09-23)  CPDL #82129:       

Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2024-09-23).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 87 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC

Edition notes: Transposed down a 4th.

• (Posted 2024-09-23)  CPDL #82128:        (LilyPond)

Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2024-09-23).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 87 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC

Edition notes: Original high clefs.

General Information

Title: Quasi vermiglia rosa
Composer: Marco Antonio Ingegneri
Lyricist: Aurelio Orsi^{create page}
Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Sacred, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1587 in Il quinto libro de madrigali a 5 voci (Venice: Angelo Gardano), no. 11
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Original text and translations

Italian text Quasi vermiglia rosa, umil'e in sé nascosa, sedea la bella donna in atti umili e in pensier casti e divi, quand' il ciel rise e fu mirabil cosa: ch'io vidi nel bel seno lampeggiar un sereno, che Dio diresti è in esso e ben fu Dio che scendendo nel grembo a lei s'unio.

English translation An almost vermillion rose, humble and within itself hidden, sat the beautiful woman with modest gestures and with chaste and holy thoughts, when heaven smiled and it was a miraculous thing: for I saw on her fair breast flash a serene light, for you would say God was in it, and it was truly God who descended into her womb and was with her united. Translation by Allen Garvin