Poet/poetic source: Anonymous poet
Poetic form/text type: madrigal
Music composer: Ruggiero Giovannelli (c.1560-1625)
Music source: Il primo libro de madrigali a5 voci (Angelo Gardano press, Venice, 1586)
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Selvaggia anima mia, tu parti ed io, qui solo, resto pien di sospir, colmo di duolo. O partenza aspra e ria dunque pur te ne vai? dimmi almen pria: senza di te ben mio, come viver poss'io? |
My savage beloved, you depart and I, here alone, stay full of sighs, filled with sorrow. O leaving, bitter and cruel, yet you truly go? Tell me at least first: without you, my dear, how can I live? |