Vaghi pensier (Baldassare Donato)

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• (Posted 2025-08-27)  CPDL #86532:       

Editor: Leonardo Lollini (submitted 2025-08-27).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 148 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Original pitch and durations. Modern clefs.

General Information

Title: Vaghi pensier
Composer: Baldassare Donato
Lyricist: Francesco Petrarca
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1550 in Le Napollitane et alcuni Madrigali a quatro voci (Baldassare Donato), no. 1
    2nd published: 1550 in Il primo libro di canzon villanesche (Baldassare Donato), no. 24
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Original text and translations

Italian text Vaghi pensier’ che cosí passo passo Scorto m’havete a ragionar tant’alto, Vedete che madonna ha ’l cor di smalto, Sí forte ch’io per me dentro nol passo. Ella non degna di mirar sí basso Che di nostre parole Curi, ché ’l ciel non vuole, Al qual pur contrastando i’ son già lasso: Onde, come nel cor m’induro e n’aspro, Così nel mio parlar voglio esser aspro. Francesco Petrarca; Canzoniere LXX, 21-30

English translation Wandering thoughts, that step by step have led me to such high poetry, see how my lady's heart is cold enamel, so hardened that I cannot pass inside. She does not deign to gaze so low as to care for our words against heaven's wishes, so that I'm already tired of the struggle: and as my heart becomes hard and rough, so I would wish my speech to be rougher. Translation by A.S.Kline