Dolce nemica mia (Anonymous)

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Music files

  • (Posted 1999-01-19)  CPDL #00636:        (Finale 1998)
Editor: Joseph A. Figliulo (submitted 1999-01-19).   Score information: Letter, 6 pages, 53 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes:

General Information

Title: Dolce nemica mia nel cui bel gremio
Composer: Anonymous

Number of voices: 6vv   Voicing: SSATBB
Genre: SecularMadrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1541 in Madrigali a sei voci (Philippe Verdelot), Edition 1, no. 20
Description: A six-part madrigal that appears in Verdelot's madrigals for six. Not the same as Dolce nemica mia a 5 (Anonymous), which also appeared in a Verdelot book, but has a different text and different music.

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Original text and translations

Italian.png Italian text

Dolce nemica mia,
Nel cui bel gremio
Amor s’anida
E per maggior diletto
Si sbenda gli occhi
E il vostro bianco petto
Mirando bass’e dice
Quest’e quel sen felice
La cui bellezz’ inpiude
Mille carte chiascun’ essalta
E la più degna parte
Tengo per mio bel seggio,
Quest’e madonn’il sen
Onde vaneggio.