Giva pascendo il gregge (Giovanni Croce)

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  • (Posted 2018-05-15)  CPDL #49653:         
Editor: Willem Verkaik (submitted 2018-05-15).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 397 kB   Copyright: CPDL
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General Information

Title: Giva pascendo il gregge
Composer: Giovanni Croce
Lyricist:

Number of voices: 6vv   Voicing: SSATTB

Genre: SecularMadrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1600 in Il bon bacio, no. 18

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Original text and translations

Italian.png Italian text

Giva pascendo il gregge,
Il gentil Eritreo tra verdi prati,
Di mille fiori ornati,
Quando la vaga Astrea,
Con ardir amoroso li chiedea,
Ove nasce il bon bacio? onde si coglie?
Deh vita mia non sai egli rispose,
Che nell' Isola bella
Di Venere si toglie,
Nò, nò cor mio diss' ella,
Ch'in cotesta tua bocc' è il vero loco,
Baciollo e poi s'ascose,
E lasciò il bel Pastor pieno di foco.