Poet/poetic source: Anonymous poet
Poetic form/text type: None
Music composer: Andrea Gabrieli (c.1532-1585)
Music source: Il secondo libro de madrigali a6 voci (Angelo Gardano press, Venice, 1580)
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Or ch’a noi torna la stagion novella gli augei, le fiere e tutti gli animali senton d’amor i dolci acuti strali, te sola Amor non punge, ò d’ogni fiera più cruda in ciascun tempo e più superba; Così dicea Damon tra fiori e l’erba dolcemente cantando a primavera. |
Now that the new season returns to us, the birds, the beasts and all the animals feel the sweet and sharp darts of Cupid; To only you Love does not strike, of each beast the most cruel of any ever, and the most disdainful; So says Damon among flowers and the grass sweetly singing in spring. |