Monteverdi: Si ch'io vorrei morire

Pegasus Early Music & NYS Baroque present Monteverdi's 450th recorded live in concert October 22, 2017 Monteverdi: Si chi'io vorrei morire Shari Alise Wilson, soprano Virginia Warnken, mezzo-soprano Andrew Fuchs, tenor Jonas Budris, tenor Steven Hrycelak, bass Sì, ch’io vorrei morire ora ch’io bacio Amore, la b la bella bocca del mio amato core. Ahi, cara e dolce lingua, datemi tanto umore, che di dolcezza in questo sen m’estingua. Ahi, vita mia, a questo bianco seno, deh, stringetemi fin ch’io venga meno. Ahi bocca, ahi baci, ahi lingua, i’torn’a dire: sì, ch’io vorrei morire. --Maurizio Moro (15??-16??) Yes, I would like to die, now that I kiss, Love, the beautiful mouth of my beloved. Ah, dear and sweet tongue, give me such a feeling that from sweetness I expire on this breast! Ah, my life, on this white bosom, oh, press me until I swoon! Ah, mouth, ah, kisses, ah, tongue, I say again: Yes, I would like to die.