Plorat amare - Monteverdi, Claudio

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"Monteverdi's original title of this madrigal was Piagn' e sospira (Claudio Monteverdi) (Quarto libro dei madrigali, 1603). The subject of Aquilino Coppini's sacred contrafactum is Peter's denial (Matthew 26:75)."

⌛ Period → Baroque ◈ Genre → Madrigals ♬ Voicing → SSATB ¶ Language → Latin

Parts 5

Instruments A cappella

Pages 5

CPDL # 19039

Editor Christoph Lahme

Posted 2009-04-11

¶Lyrics / Text

Plorat amare et liquitur in undas Citas Petrus Apostolorum princeps. Domino pernegato quem amabat Haec secum, bone Jesu quid patravi? Et reputans iniuriam illatam Et scelus suum in duro saxo cubat. Et quoties inaudi galli cantum Humectat planctu pudibundas genas.