Asciugate i begli occhi (Carlo Gesualdo)

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CPDL #19116:   [ Sibelius 5]

Editor: Daniel Harmer (submitted 2009-03-26).   Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 33 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Sibelius file is zipped.

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Title: Asciugate i begli occhi
Composer: Carlo Gesualdo

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATTB

Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Il Quinto Libro di Madrigali

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Original text and translations

Italian text

Asciugate i begli occhi,
Deh, cor mio, non piangete
Se lontano da voi gir mi vedete!
Ahi, che pianger debb'io misero e solo,
Ché partendo da voi m'uccide il duolo.

English translation by Mick Swithinbank

Dry those lovely eyes,
alas, my beloved, do not weep
if you see me wandering far away from you.
For, ah, I must weep alone and in misery,
because as I part from you,
I suffer such bitter pain that my days are numbered.