La bella Greca (Cipriano de Rore)

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  • (Posted 2018-11-15)  CPDL #52033:     
Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2018-11-15).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 93 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC
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  • (Posted 2017-07-27)  CPDL #45691:        (Finale 2014)
Editor: Wim Looyestijn (submitted 2017-07-27).   Score information: A4, 6 pages, 104 kB   Copyright: CPDL
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General Information

Title: La bella Greca
Composer: Cipriano de Rore
Lyricist:

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATTB
Genre: SecularMadrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1557 in Il quarto libro de madrigali a cinque voci, no. 1
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Original text and translations

Italian.png Italian text

La bella Greca, onde'l pastor Ideo,
in gloriosa fiamm' íl suo temp' arse,
s'al vostro lume di mia morte reo,
s'al vostre lume, potess' hoggi aguagliarsi,
perderebbe sua prova.

O, chiaro splendor d'Adria Helena nova,
che da begli occhi ond' Amor vuol ch'io moia,
e vinto il ciel non pure Sparta Troia.