Se per estremo ardore (Claudio Monteverdi)

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• CPDL #30276:     

Editor: Peter Rottländer (submitted 2013-10-06).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 157 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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• CPDL #28051:      (MuP)

Editor: Vincent Carpentier (submitted 2013-01-15).   Score information: A4, 6 pages, 79 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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General Information

Title: Se per estremo ardore
Composer: Claudio Monteverdi
Lyricist: Giovanni Battista Guarini

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SAATB

Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

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Italian text

Se per estrem'ardore
morir potesse un core,
saria ben arso il mio
fra tanto incendio rio.
Ma come salamandra nel mio foco
vivo per la mia donna in festa e 'n gioco.
E se m'avien talora
che per dolcezza i' mora,
mercé d'Amor risorgo qual fenice
sol per viver ardend'ognor felice.