Poet/poetic source: Anonymous poet
Poetic form/text type: madrigal
Music composer: Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi (c.1554-1609)
Music source: Il primo libro de madrigali a 5 voci (Amadino press, Venice, 1588)
| Original Italian | Translation |
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Donna, l'ardente fiamma e la pena e'l tormento cresce in me tanto che morir mi sento. Deh vengavi desire di terminar un giorno il mio martire, e di smorzar quel mio vivace ardore dandomi il frutto che ricerca Amore. |
Lady, the burning flame, and the pain and the torment grow in me so much that I feel I am dying, Oh, desire, you came to end, one day, my suffering, and to quench this living passion of mine, granting me the fruit that Love seeks. |