Hor su la nuda terra (Orlando di Lasso)

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CPDL #30230:    Finale 2008 

Editor: André Vierendeels (submitted 2013-10-03).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 102 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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General Information

Title: Hor su la nuda
Composer: Orlando di Lasso

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATT

Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: a cappella
Published: 1555, in Lasso's first publication, Le quatoirsiesme livre a 4 parties.

Description: This is the final part of the six-part madrigal set that opens Orlando di Lasso's first publication. The full set:

1. Del freddo Rheno
2. Ch'il credera
3. Rotava et e pur
4. Si fe cristallo
5. Et io qual fui
6. Hor su la nuda

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Original text and translations

See the text and translation for full poem at: Del freddo Rheno a la sinistra riva (text).

Sixth stanza:

Italian text Hor su la nuda terra, hora su l'herbe, Di pensier in pensier, di voce in voce, Al freddo, al caldo, alla pioggia et al sole Certo pe'l mond'havea riposo e stato, Quando raggio del ciel mi giuns'al foco En'ogni mia fortuna e giunta a riva. O riva venturosa, o fiori, o herbe! Io vivo in questo foco, e sento voce Chiamarmi in questo stato al vero sole.

English translation On the naked ground, or on the grass, Thinking many thoughts, from one voice to another, In the cold, warmth, in rain or sunshine I seek in all the world for that calmer state, In which a ray of heavenly light reached me at that fire Where I met all good fortune on that river bank Oh fortunate river bank, oh flowers, oh grass! I live in that fire again, and hear a voice Calling me to that state, to the very sun.