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"'''{{lang|it|Occhi miei che vedeste}}"''' is a plaint written and composed by [[Benedetto Ferrari]] and is contained in Book I of his ''[[Musiche Varie]]'', published in 1633.<ref name="OPAC"/><ref name="Wiki"/><ref name="IMSLP"/>
'''"{{lang|it|Occhi miei che vedeste}}"''' is a plaint written and composed by [[Benedetto Ferrari]] and is contained in Book I of his ''[[Musiche Varie]]'', published in 1633.<ref name="OPAC"/><ref name="Wiki"/><ref name="IMSLP"/> The words are by [[Giovanni Battista Guarini]].


It appears on the following album:
It appears on the following album:
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| composer        = [[Benedetto Ferrari]]
| composer        = [[Benedetto Ferrari]]
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| libretto-text =<poem>{{lang|it|Occhi miei, che vedeste
| libretto-text =<poem>{{lang|it|Occhi miei, che vedeste<sup>1</sup>
Il bell'idolo vostro in preda altrui
Il bell'idolo vostro in preda altrui
Perché non vi chiudeste?  
Perché non vi chiudeste?  
E tu anima mia
E tu anima mia perch'al gran duolo
Perch'al gran duolo
Non ten fuggisti a volo?
Non te'n fuggisti à volo?
Ahi che posso ben dire
Ahi che posso ben dire
Ch'il soverchio dolor non fa morire.}}</poem>
Che il soverchio dolor non fa morire.}}</poem><poem>
The verses and capitalization follow the version of the poem published in 1737. <ref name="GuariniOpere"/>
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| country =United Kingdom
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| language-note =
| libretto-text =<poem>My eyes, when you saw  
| libretto-text =<poem>My eyes, when you saw  
your beautiful idol in the grip of others
your beautiful idol in the claws of others,
Why did you not close yourselves?  
Why did you not close yourselves?  
And you, my soul,  
And you, my soul, why did you not fly  
why did you not fly  
from the great grief?
from the great grief?
Ah, what can I say –
Ah, what can I say –
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il bell'idolo vostro in preda altrui
il bell'idolo vostro in preda altrui
perche non vi chiudeste  
perche non vi chiudeste
e tu anima mia
e tu anima mia perch'al gr&amacr; duolo
perch'al grà duolo
non te'n fuggisti à volo
non te'n fuggisti à volo
ahi che posso ben dire
ahi che posso ben dire
ch'il soverchio dolor non fà morire.}}<ref name="IMSLP1"/>
ch'il soverchio dolor non fà morire.}}<ref name="IMSLP1"/>
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<sup>1</sup>) This is the text as it appears in the sheet music.
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Il bell'idolo vostro in preda altrui.
Come allor ambedue non vi chiudeste?
E tu anima mia come al gran duolo
Non ten fuggisti a volo?
Ahi che posso ben dire
Che il soverchio dolor non fa morire.}}<ref name="GuariniOpere"/>
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<sup>1</sup>) This is the poem that Ferrari used as a libretto. The author was unknown to him. This version was published in 1737.<ref name="GuariniOpere"/>
<sup>2</sup>) "Ochj miei": The "i lunga" replaces the double "i" that would logically appear in the plural (but doesn't).
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==Manuscripts and sheet music==
==Manuscripts and sheet music==
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<ref name="FR">English translation by FR (Lankin), 2021</ref>
<ref name="FR">English translation by FR (Lankin), 2021</ref>
<ref name="VC">Linguistic advice: VC, 2021 2021</ref>
<ref name="VC">Linguistic advice: VC, 2021</ref>
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Latest revision as of 01:34, 1 October 2021

Musiche varie
by Benedetto Ferrari
Musiche varie a voce sola, book one
Musiche varie a voce sola, book one
Full titleMusiche varie a voce sola
Libretto
Published1633–1641

"Occhi miei che vedeste" is a plaint written and composed by Benedetto Ferrari and is contained in Book I of his Musiche Varie, published in 1633.[1][2][3] The words are by Giovanni Battista Guarini.

It appears on the following album:

Year Album Ensemble Conductor
2003 Musiche Varie (Album) Ensemble Artaserse Philippe Jaroussky

Libretto

Occhi miei che vedeste
(My eyes, when you saw)

from  Musiche Varie, Book I
Benedetto Ferrari (music),  Giovanni Battista Guarini (words)


Italy
Modern Italian

Occhi miei, che vedeste1
Il bell'idolo vostro in preda altrui
Perché non vi chiudeste?
E tu anima mia perch'al gran duolo
Non ten fuggisti a volo?
Ahi che posso ben dire
Che il soverchio dolor non fa morire.

The verses and capitalization follow the version of the poem published in 1737. [4]

United Kingdom

My eyes, when you saw
your beautiful idol in the claws of others,
Why did you not close yourselves?
And you, my soul, why did you not fly
from the great grief?
Ah, what can I say –
not even the immense pain makes me die.[5][6]

Italy
Ancient Italian (Manuscript)

Occhi miei che vedeste1
il bell'idolo vostro in preda altrui
perche non vi chiudeste
e tu anima mia perch'al grā duolo
non te'n fuggisti à volo
ahi che posso ben dire
ch'il soverchio dolor non fà morire.
[7]

1) This is the text as it appears in the sheet music.

Italy
Ancient Italian (Poem)

Occhj miei che vedeste12
Il bell'idolo vostro in preda altrui.
Come allor ambedue non vi chiudeste?
E tu anima mia come al gran duolo
Non ten fuggisti a volo?
Ahi che posso ben dire
Che il soverchio dolor non fa morire.
[4]

1) This is the poem that Ferrari used as a libretto. The author was unknown to him. This version was published in 1737.[4]
2) "Ochj miei": The "i lunga" replaces the double "i" that would logically appear in the plural (but doesn't).

Manuscripts and sheet music

Beginning of "Occhi miei che vedeste"
Beginning of "Occhi miei che vedeste"[3]
  • "Benedetto Ferrari". IMSLP. Retrieved September 21, 2021.

References

  1. "Benedetto Ferrari". OPAC. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  2. "Benedetto Ferrari". Wikipedia. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Benedetto Ferrari". IMSLP. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Delle Opere del Cavalier Battista Guarini. Tomo Secondo. Nel quale si contengono Le Rime stampate ed'Inedite. Verona: Giovanni Alberto Tumermani. 1737.
  5. English translation by FR (Lankin), 2021
  6. Linguistic advice: VC, 2021
  7. "Benedetto Ferrari, Musice Varie, Book one: RISM A/I: F 265". IMSLP. Retrieved September 21, 2021.