Poet/poetic source: Anonymous poet
Poetic form/text type: None
Music composer: Giaches de Wert (1535-1596)
Music source: Il Primo Libro delle Canzonette Villanelle a5 voci (Angelo Gardano press, Venice, 1589)
| Original Italian | Translation |
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Dica chi vuol, allegro viver voglio: sempre cantar, danzar, star' festeggiando, in gioc'e'n riso con amor trescando. |
Whoever may say what the wish, I want to live cheerfully: always singing, dancing, to be celebrating, in play and laughter, flirting with love. |