Sì ch'io vorrei morire (Claudio Monteverdi)

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General Information

Title: Sì ch'io vorrei morire
Composer: Claudio Monteverdi
Lyricist: Maurizio Moro

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicings: SATTB, SSATB or SAATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1603 in Il quarto libro de madrigali a cinque voci (Claudio Monteverdi), no. 16
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• Free choir training aids for this work are available at Choralia.
• English translations of the Fourth Book of Monteverdi's Madrigals (Quarto libro dei madrigali) at Sì ch'io vorrei morire

Original text and translations

Italian text Sì, ch'io vorrei morire, ora ch'io bacio, amore, la bella bocca del mio amato core. Ahi, car' e dolce lingua, datemi tanto umore, che di dolcezza in questo sen' m'estingua! Ahi, vita mia, a questo bianco seno, deh, stringetemi fin ch'io venga meno! Ahi, bocca! Ahi, baci! Ahi, lingua! Torn' a dire: Sì, ch'io vorei morire! Portuguese translation Sim, como anseio morrer! no instante em que beijo, amor, a bela boca do meu amado bem. Ah, cara e doce língua, dá-me tanto néctar, que de doçura em teu seio eu desfaleça! Ah, vida minha, a estes brancos seios, sim, aperta-me até que eu perca minhas forças! Ah, boca! Ah, beijos! Ah, língua! Torno a dizer: Sim, como anseio morrer! German translation Translation by Peter Rottländer Ja, ich möchte sterben, jetzt, wo ich in Liebe den schönen Mund meines geliebten Herzens küsse. Ah, teure und süße Zunge, Gebt mit so viel Feuchte, daß ich mich vor Wonne in diesem Busen ersticke. Ah, mein Leben, An diesen weißen Busen, ach, drückt mich, bis ich ohnmächtig werde. Ah Mund, ah Küsse, ah Zunge, ich sage abermals: Ja ich möchte sterben.

English translation Yes, I would like to die, now that I'm kissing, sweetheart, the luscious lips of my darling beloved. Ah! dear, dainty tongue, give me so much of your liquid that I die of delight on your breast! Ah, my love, to this white breast ah, crush me until I faint! Ah mouth! Ah kisses! Ah tongue! I say again: Yes, I would like to die! English translation Alternate translation Oh yes, I would welcome death; now, as I kiss, O love, the soft lips of my beloved. Ah, tongue so dear and sweet, bestow such nectar upon me that i expire of sweetness on this breast. Ah, my love, upon this snowy breast clasp me, I pray, until my senses reel! Ah, lips, ah kisses, ah tongue, I repeat: Oh yes, I would welcome death. Czech translation Ano, pak slastí umřu, v hodině, kdy políbím svou lásku, ta milovaná ústa mé nejdražší. Ach drahé něžné polibky, dejte mi sílu, ať mne sladkost těch ňader neomámí. Ó lásko! Na bílé hrudi mne tiskni dokud neztratím vládu! Ó ústa, ó polibky, ach jazyku, vám opakuji svoje ano, pak rád budu umírat.