In quel ben nato aventuroso giorno (Luca Marenzio)

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• (Posted 2024-11-29)  CPDL #82909:        (LilyPond)

Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2024-11-29).   Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 102 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC

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• (Posted 2020-02-10)  CPDL #57004:       

Editor: Willem Verkaik (submitted 2020-02-10).   Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 417 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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General Information

Title: In quel ben nato aventuroso giorno
Composer: Luca Marenzio
Lyricist:

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1582 in Dolci affetti, no. 15
    2nd published: 1605 in Nervi d'Orfeo, no. 31
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Original text and translations

Italian text In quel ben nato, avventuroso giorno ch'amor agli occhi mei sì vago apparse e di novella fiamma il mio cor arse vidi ir per terra (o chi mel crede?) un sole e co' bei piedi ornarla d'ogni intorno, fortunato soggiorno, di pallidette e candide viole; ond'io, ch'udiva il suon de le parole e vedea 'l raro portamento adorno, l'odor seguendo e la bell'aria e 'l nome senti' legarmi dalle sparte chiome.

English translation On that noble, fortunate day when such happy love appeared to my eyes and my heart burned with a new flame, I saw walking upon the earth (who would believe me?) a sun with her feet adorning all around her, (O fortunate sojourn!) amongst pale and pure violets; Whereupon I, hearing the sound of her words, and seeing her rare, graceful appearance, following her fragrance and her fair expression and name, felt myself bound by her unloosened tresses. Translation by Allen Garvin