Poet/poetic source: Anonymous poet
Poetic form/text type: None
Music composer: Andrea Gabrieli (c.1532-1585)
Music source: Concerti, il secondo libro (Gardano press, Venice, 1587)
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Nel bel giardin' entrate, felici Alme ben nate. Che qui udite il canto, che dolce fann' Augei per ogni canto. e starete a vedere, correr selvaggie Fere. Ecco da l'horto colta Lattuca tenerina, in cui par che s'affina, licor di nera oliva, che i desti sensi aviva. |
Enter the beautiful garden, happy and blessed souls, for here you will hear the song that sweet birds make in every corner. And you will stand and see wild beasts running round. Behold, picked from the garden, tender lettuce, unfolded and curly, in which the liquor of black olives, that awakens the keen senses, seems to refine itself. |