Madonna s'io v'offendo (Jacques Arcadelt)
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- Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2018-11-22). Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 74 kB Copyright: CC BY NC
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- Editor: Pothárn Imre (submitted 2014-08-25). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 69 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Original pitch and note-values.
General Information
Title: Madonna s'io v'offendo
Composer: Jacques Arcadelt
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1539 in Il primo libro de' madrigali a 4 voci, no. 1.12
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Original text and translations
Italian text
Madonna s'io v'offendo
perdon vi chieggio ché morir tacendo
mi raddoppia il martire,
quel che mi fa morire.
Il vo lasso pur dire
non sol m'uccide, non vostra bellezza,
ma perché sete a me crudel e ria,
ed a chi no'l vo dir cortese e pia.