Poet/poetic source: Anonymous poet
Poetic form/text type: madrigal
Music composer: Giovanni Gabrieli (c.1554-1612)
Music source: Il terzo libro de madrigali a 5 voci (Gardano press, Venice, 1589)
| Original Italian | Translation |
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Da quei begli occhi ove s'accese il foco che m'arde a poco a poco, vidi lagrime uscir ond'io pensai ch'ammorzasse la fiamma il novo umore, e mi sentì nel core fiamma ch'estinguer non potrò più mai. |
From those fair eyes where was lit the fire that burns me bit by bit, I saw tears flow, wherein I thought that this new draught might quench the flame, and I felt in my heart a flame I shall never be able to extinguish. |