Del freddo Rheno (Orlando di Lasso)

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CPDL #29920:    Finale 2008 

Editor: André Vierendeels (submitted 2013-08-22).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 83 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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General Information

Title: Del freddo Rheno
Composer: Orlando di Lasso

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATT

Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: a cappella
Published: 1555, in Lasso's first publication, Le quatoirsiesme livre a 4 parties.

Description: This is the first part of the six-part madrigal set that opens Orlando di Lasso's first publication. The full set:

1. Del freddo Rheno
2. Ch'il credera
3. Rotava et e pur ver
4. Si fe cristallo
5. Et io qual fui
6. Hor su la nuda terra

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Original text and translations

See the text and translation for full poem at: Del freddo Rheno a la sinistra riva (text).

Italian text First stanza: Del freddo Rheno, a la sinistra riva, vidi angelett'andar per fiori e herbe, ch'el cor m'accese di soave foco; e per far mi cangiar pensier'e voce mi scopers'il camin d'un alto stato, tutt' amor, tutta gratia e tutta sole.

English translation First stanza: From the cold Rhine, on the left bank, I saw a little angel coming, through flowers and grass, who inflamed my heart with a sweet fire: and with a change in my thoughts and voice I discovered a path to a higher state, full of love, full of grace, and full of sunshine.