Tu canti e canto anch'io (Giaches de Wert)
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- Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2020-09-17). Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 82 kB Copyright: CC BY NC
- Edition notes: In original high clefs. Transposition instructions, for Lilypond users, are in the source--or, alternatively, mail me to request a transposition.
General Information
Title: Tu canti e canto anch'io
Composer: Giaches de Wert
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SSAAB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1591 in Il decimo libro de madrigali a 5 voci (Angelo Gardano press, Venice)
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Original text and translations
Italian text
Tu canti e canto anch'io,
augelletto soave,
ma il tuo cantar e'l mio
una stessa cagion lassa non ave.
D'allegrezza il tuo canto
nasce: il mio di desire
di celare il martire
che mi consuma e l'angoscioso pianto.