Fra le dorate chiome (Giaches de Wert)

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  • (Posted 2015-01-01)  CPDL #33993:       
Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2015-01-01).   Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 104 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC
Edition notes: Parts and source available on IMSLP.

General Information

Title: Fra le dorate chiome
Composer: Giaches de Wert
Lyricist:

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SSATB
Genre: SecularMadrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1586 in L'ottavo libro de madrigali a cinque voci, no. 5
    2nd published: 1596 in Paradiso musicale (ed. Pierre Phalèse), no. 35
    3rd published: 1605 in Giardino novo I (Melchior Borchgrevinck), no. 20
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Original text and translations

Italian.png Italian text

Fra le dorate chiome
D’Amarilli gentil Amor tessea
Lacci con che legar l’alme volea,
Quando, ne dir so come,
Stringerci si sentio
Da’ crespi e bei capelli:
Onde sdegnoso a quelli
Disse: O legame rio,
Come dei tu legar agl’altri il core,
Se leghi me, ch’io lego gl’altri Amore?