Poet/poetic source: Aurelio Orsi (fl.1580s)
Poetic form/text type: madrigal
Music composer: Marc'Antonio Ingegneri (1535/6-1592)
Music source: Il quinto libro de madrigali a 5 voci (Angelo Gardano press, Venice, 1587)
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Quasi vermiglia rosa, umil'e in sé nascosa, sedea la bella donna in atti umili e in pensier casti e divi, quand' il ciel rise e fu mirabil cosa: ch'io vidi nel bel seno lampeggiar un sereno, che Dio diresti è in esso e ben fu Dio che scendendo nel grembo a lei s'unio. |
An almost vermillion rose, humble and within itself hidden, sat the beautiful woman with modest gestures and with chaste and holy thoughts, when heaven smiled and it was a miraculous thing: for I saw on her fair breast flash a serene light, for you would say God was in it, and it was truly God who descended into her womb and was with her united. |