E vago d'incontrar (Orlando di Lasso)

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Editor: Sabine Cassola (submitted 2005-09-16).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 160 kB   Copyright: Personal
Edition notes: original pitch, edition pitched down a fourth also available. Copyright (c) 2002 SMC
Editor: Sabine Cassola (submitted 2005-09-16).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 160 kB   Copyright: Personal
Edition notes: pitched down a fourth, original version also available. Copyright (c) 2002 SMC

General Information

Title: E vago d'incontrar
Composer: Orlando di Lasso

Number of voices: 7vv Voicing: SATTTTB
Genre: SacredMadrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: a cappella
Published:

Description: #14 from Lagrime di San Pietro

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Original text and translations

Italian.png Italian text

E vago d’incontrar chi giusta pena
Desse al suo grave error, poi che paura
Di maggior mal l’ardita man raffrena
Per l’ombre errando de la notte oscura
Ne va gridando ove il dolor il mena
E la vita, che innanzi hebbe si a cura
Hor più ch’altro odia e sol di lei si duole
E per ché lo fé errar più non la vuole.

German.png German translation by Kammerchor Elberfeld

Und begierig darauf, jemandem zu begegnen, der ihm
für seinen schweren Irrtum die gerechte Strafe zuteile,
da Angst vor größerem Unheil die dreiste Hand zügelt,
irrt er rufend durch die Schatten der dunklen Nacht,
dort, wo der Schmerz ihn hintreibt, und sein Leben,
um das er vorher so besorgt war, haßt er nun vorallem.
Es schmerzt ihn nur noch, und weil es ihn irren machte,
ist er seiner überdrüssig.