Poet/poetic source: Angelo Grillo (1557-1629)
Poetic form/text type: madrigal
Music composer: Luca Marenzio (c.1553-1599)
Music source: L'Ottavo libro de madrigali a 5 voci (Angelo Gardano press, Venice, 1598)
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Care lagrime mie, messi dolenti di mie pene rie, poiché mai non potete far molle, ohimè! quel core che non ave pietà del mio dolore, almen per cortesia ammorzate l'accesa fiamma mia; o pur crescete tanto ch'io mi sommerga nel mio stesso pianto. |
Dear tears of mine, unhappy messengers of my wicked pains, since you can never soften, alas! that heart that had no pity for my suffering, at least, for courtesy's sake, extinguish my burning flame; or yet grow so much that I may drown myself in mine own weeping. |