Zefiro torna e di soavi accenti (Claudio Monteverdi)

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• (Posted 2013-08-23)  CPDL #29928:       

Editor: Peter Rottländer (submitted 2013-08-23).   Score information: A4, 7 pages, 172 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Basso Continuo:   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 54 kB   

Edition notes: uses 1651 version as source, compared to 1632.

• (Posted 2006-06-15)  CPDL #11911: 

Editor: Pierre Gouin (submitted 2006-06-15).   Score information: Letter, 7 pages, 177 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: uses 1632 version as source.

• (Posted 1999-11-12)  CPDL #00515: 

Editor: Gordon J. Callon (submitted 1999-11-12).   Score information: Letter, 7 pages, 464 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: uses 1651 version as source.

General Information

Title: Zefiro torna e di soavi accenti
Composer: Claudio Monteverdi
Lyricist: Ottavio Rinuccini

Number of voices: 2vv   Voicing: Soprano and Tenor duet, or Tenor duet
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: Basso continuo

First published: 1632 in Scherzi musicali cioè arie et madrigali (Claudio Monteverdi), no. 7
    2nd published: 1651 in Madrigali e canzonette libro nono (Claudio Monteverdi), no. 2
Description: Differences of both versions are of minor practical relevance: There are some differences in accidentals which mostly should have been added anyway, and have been added in manuscript to the 1632 copy at Wroclaw University library.

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Original text and translations

Italian text Zefiro torna e di soavi accenti l'aer fa grato e'il pié discioglie a l'onde e, mormoranda tra le verdi fronde, fa danzar al bel suon su'l prato i fiori. Inghirlandato il crin Fillide e Clori note temprando lor care e gioconde e da monti e da valli ime e profonde raddoppian l'armonia gli antri canori. Sorge più vaga in ciel l'aurora, e'l sole, sparge più luci d'or; più puro argento fregia di Teti il bel ceruleo manto. Sol io, per selve abbandonate e sole, l'ardor di due belli occhi e'l mio tormento, come vuol mia ventura, hor piango hor canto.

Czech translation Letní vánky se vrací a se sladkými poryvy projasňují vzduch a vábí chodidla do příboje. Šepotají mezi zelenými lístky A svou sladkou písní v lukách zvou kvítky k tanci. Fyllis a Clori s ověnčenými skráněmi slibují svou něžnou a radostnou píseň Lásce A z hor a chladivých údolí jeskyně ozvěnou násobí všechen ten souzvuk. A víc a víc slunce zdobí nebe úsvitem Zažíhá zlatavé louče a nejčistším stříbrem zdobí Tetisův blankytný plášť. Jen já bloudím sám opuštěným lesem spalován ohněm dvou skvostných očí, A jak osud mi stanovil, někdy zpívám, jindy pláču.