Poet/poetic source: Anonymous poet
Poetic form/text type: None
Music composer: Andrea Gabrieli (c.1532-1585)
Music source: Il primo libro de madrigali a6 voci (Gardano press, Venice, 1574)
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Giravan quelle foglie u' si lodavan le belezze e'l nome i begli occhi e le chiome di quella ch'รจ cagion delle mie doglie, intorno ad una face che spense una farfalla invid'audace. |
The leaves were swirling, where being praised were the beauty and the name, the lovely eyes and the tresses of she who is the cause of my pains, like around a flame that burnt a moth too bold and envious. |