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Music

Sources used for collation: AnGa-1594; AnGa-1603; Ma-Ga-1614

Other sources: Ka-1601; Ph-1609; Ph-heirs-1632

Text
Lines Sources – Voices Variants
7

AnGa-1603 – CA2,3TBQ

ridied'al
8

Ma-Ga-1614 – CATQ (B tacet)

occhi
ridied'al (AnGa-1603 – CA2,3TBQ)
occhi (Ma-Ga-1614 – CATQ (B tacet))

Edition and commentary

Stillò l’anima in pianto

Antonio Ongaro, Rime

Madrigal: abBccdDeE

Stillò l’anima in piantoThyrsis’s soul dripped away in tears,
Tirsi, quando partirewhen he had to leave Chloris,
Dovea da Clori, e ne volea morire;and he wished to die;
Ma la Ninfa pietosabut the tender Nymph gathered
5Con la bocca amorosathat fluid with her amorous mouth
Quell’umor colse e poiand then gave it back to the Shepherd with her kisses;
Lo ridiede al Pastor coi baci suoi;
Onde, per gl’occh’uscita,thus, his life, which had left through his eyes,
Rientrò per le labra in lui la vita.re-entered through the lips.

English translations of madrigal texts based with permission on those by Kathryn Bosi, The complete five voice madrigals: for mixed voices / IV, The sixth and seventh books. New York: Gaudia Music and Arts, 1996.

Contemporary editions

Antonio Ongaro, Rime, Farnese: Nicolò Mariani, 1600; id., Venice: G.B. Ciotti, 1602 (available online as of November 2019); ibid., 1604; Il gareggiamento poetico del Confuso Accademico, Venice: Barezzo Barezzi, 1611; Le rose d’amore spiegate da diversi illustri ingegni ... Prima parte, Vicenza: il Brescia, 1614.