Claudio Monteverdi~Voglio di vita uscir~(Emma Kirkby)

Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)~Voglio di vita uscir (Madrigal for soprano, in manuscript)
Emma Kirkby~Soprano
Anthony Rooley~Chitarrone
from'Olympias Lament'

Voglio di vita uscir, voglio che cadano
Quest' ossa in polve e queste membre in cenere,
che i singulti miei tra l'ombre vadano.
Già che quel ch'ingema l'herbe tenere
Sempre fugge da me, ne lo tratengano
I laci, holmè, del bel faciul di Venere.
Vo che gl'abissi il mia cordoglia vendano,
E che i dannati al mio tarmento cedano.
A Dio crudel, gl'orgogli tuoi rimangono
A incrudelir con gl'altri. A te rinunzio,
Ne vo più che mie speme in te si frangono.
S'apre la tomba, il mio morir tánnuntio.
Una lacrima spargi, el alfin donami
Di tua tarda pietade un solo nuntio,
E s'amando t'offesi, homai perdonami.

English;
I want to leave this life;
I want these bones to fall into dust, these limbs to fall to ashes,
my sobs to disappear into the shadows.
Now that foot which adorns the soft grass always flees from me,
and cannot be restrained by the bonds of Cupid.
I want the abysses to see my anguish,
and the furies to weep over my bitter suffering,
and the damned to yield to my torment,
Let the cruel god keep your pride
to add pitilessly to that of the others.
I renounce you, and do not want my hopes in you to be crushed any more.
The tomb opens, I proclaim my death to you.
Spare a tear,and at the end give me a single message
out of belated pity; and if, by loving,
I have offended you, forgive me, at last.
(Translation by Angela Voss)

Category:

Music

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• Claudio
• Monteverdi
• Voglio
• di
• vita
• uscir
• Madrigal
• Soprano

[lalagonegaga]

The most beautiful voice in the entire Universe.

[JasonJason210]

I can't listen to any other sopranos after becoming accustomed to Kirby's voice. They sound ridiculous.

[Baroqueroll9]

Bliss! :)

[PatateRoussoiste]

Her voice is perfect for this type of music.

[looterish]

Ah, Emma...the greatest of them all!

Does anyone who the lutenist is? Jakob Lindberg, or Anthony Rooley perhaps?

[flammesombres]

Agree with the comments. Kirkby is just absolutely wonderful.

[kastrokavala]

@JasonJason210 i totally agree with you...it's not just singing-it's the ultimate vocal communication

[enrothable]

Sublime 

[blagodatov]

Do you know which opus it is?

or where to get notes?