Poet/poetic source: Anonymous poet
Poetic form/text type: madrigal
Music composer: Giaches de Wert (1535-1596)
Music source: L'Ottavo Libro de Madrigali a5 (Venice, 1586)
| Original Italian | Translation |
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Questi odorati fiori, Gialli, persi, vermigli, azzurri e bianchi, Ch’in sugl’estivi ardori E freschi e dolci nidi, Erano agl’Amoretti afflitti e stanchi; Braman, Donna Real, aver ricetto Sotto il bel vel che vi nasconde il petto. |
These fragrant flowers, yellow, peach, red, blue and white, that in the heat of summer were a fresh and sweet resting place for the lovelorn, weary Cupids; They desire, noble Lady, to find haven beneath the lovely veil that conceals your breast. |