Poet/poetic source: Anonymous poet
Poetic form/text type: madrigal
Music composer: Andrea Gabrieli (c.1532-1585)
Music source: Il primo libro de madrigali a6 voci (Gardano press, Venice, 1574)
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Volto di mille e mille grazie adorno, vorrei la notte e'l giorno, e quando il verno uccide le viole, e quando in vita le ritorna il sole, starmi tra quelle braccia da cui convien partendo ch'io mi distrugge e sfaccia; Poi che da te, mio bene, onesto, dolce e bello, ogni gioia mi viene. |
O face adorned with a thousand, thousand graces, I would wish, night and day, both when winter kills the violets, and when the sun turns them back to life, to remain in those arms from which, upon leaving, I am destroyed and undone; Thus from you, my dear, virtuous, sweet and beautiful, all joy comes to me. |