Mentre, mia stella, miri

Book position

10

Composer

Gesualdo, Carlo

Catalogue

RISM A I, G-1726
Vogel 1158
Patalas 820

Concordance Manuscript

Egerton 3665

Number Voice

5

Voices name

S, A, 5, T, B

Textual Incipit

Mentre mia stella miri

Lyrics

Mentre, mia stella, miri
i bei celesti giri,
il ciel esser vorrei,
perché tu rivolgessi
fiso ne gli occhi miei
le tue dolci faville,
io vagheggiar potessi
mille bellezze tue con luci mille.

Lyricist-Poet

Tasso, Torquato

Literary form

Madrigal

Rhymes

aabcbdcD

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