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)
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Queste felice erbette che non hanno d'amor spirito o senso trovan lasso l'adore da così bella man di dolce umore, suavissima aita, e sento dentro al core incendio immenso, ch'io v'adoro, mia vita; pur d'una stilla sol d'alta pietade dalle luci beate; non ho giusto soccorso: Hai cruda, hai fera serve alle piante e a me tirann'altera. |
These happy herbs that have neither spirit nor sense of love, find themselves adored by such a beautiful hand of sweet temperament, sweetest and kind. And I feel in my heart an immense flame, for I adore you, my life; I need but only a drop of noble compassion from those blessed eyes, yet I get no just succor: You are cruel, you are feral, you serve the plants and tyrannize me. |