Poet/poetic source: Anonymous poet
Poetic form/text type: None
Music composer: Luca Marenzio (c.1553-1599)
Music source: Il primo libro de madrigali a6 voci (Gardano press, Venice, 1581)
Original Italian | Translation |
Come inanti de l'alba ruggiadosa la bella luce sua n'apporta Clori e de piĆ¹ bei colori raccende il ciel con ogni parte ascosa, indi scoprendo il suo leggiadro viso, apre quanto de bel ha'l Paradiso. |
As at the breaking of the dewy dawn Clori brings forth her beautiful light and with the most lovely colors sets alight the heavens, and every hidden part of it, then, uncovering her graceful visage, reveals all the beauty of Paradise. |