Venite amanti (Costanzo Festa)

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  • (Posted 2017-03-22)  CPDL #43701:         
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General Information

Title: Venite amanti
Composer: Costanzo Festa
Lyricist: Angelo Poliziano

Number of voices: 3vv   Voicing: SSA
Genre: SecularMadrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1543 in Il vero libro de madrigali a tre voci, no. 13
Description: This work is a contrafact of "Ne doibt on prendre" by Loyset Compère.

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Original text and translations

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Venite amanti insieme a pianger forte
Sopr’al mio corpo morto stes’ in terra
Et vedrete la mia crudel sorte
E quant’è triste el fin della mia guerra
Per tropp’amar, io son condott’ a morte
Tristo colui ch’amor crudele afferra
Quest’è del servir suo sola mercede
Et mortal cosa amar con troppa fede.