O bene mio (Adrian Willaert)
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- Editor: Peter Hilton (submitted 2018-03-04). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 92 kB Copyright: CC BY NC SA
- Edition notes: Transposed up a tone for SATB. Set without bar lines.
- Editor: André Vierendeels (submitted 2015-02-16). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 69 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
General Information
Title: O bene mio
Composer: Adrian Willaert
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: ATTB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella
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Original text and translations
Italian text
O bene mio, famm'uno favore:
che questa sera ti possa parlare
e s'alcuno ti ci trova
e tu grida : chi vend'ova.
Viene senza paura e non bussare,
butta la porta che porrai entrare
e s'alcuno…
Alla finestra, fino alle due hore,
farò la spia che porrai entrare
e s'alcuno…
English translation
by Mick Swithinbank
Light of my life, I beg of you one thing:
this evening kindly lend to me your ear,
and if anyone should come and find you there,
just shout, ‘Anyone got any eggs for sale?’
Don’t be afraid, just come, don’t trouble to knock:
push the door and it will let you in,
and if anyone should come and find you there,
just shout, ‘Anyone got any eggs for sale?’
At the window I shall wait till two o’clock,
at the window I shall wait to let you in,
and if anyone should come and find you there,
just shout, ‘Anyone got any eggs for sale?’