Asciugate i begli occhi (Carlo Gesualdo)
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- Editor: Daniel Harmer (submitted 2009-03-26). Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 33 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Sibelius file is zipped.
General Information
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
Description:
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.