Fa una Canzona

Orazio Vecchi (1550-1605)

Fa una canzona senza note nere.
Sing me a song without black notes
Se mai bramasti la mia grazia havere:
If you have ever coveted my favor
Falla d’un tuonó ch’invita al dormire,
Make it a tone that invites sleep
Dolcemente facendo la finire.
Sweetly making it come to an end.
Per entro no vi spargere durezze
Don’t put in dissonances
Che le mie orecchie non vi sono avezze.
Because my ears are not used to them.

 

This piece was performed on Octarium’s Ode to Music Concert, November 2003, Essentials - The Concert, October 2008 and Listener's Choice, February 2011.

This piece is also featured on Octarium's 2008 release, Essentials.