Poet/poetic source: G. B. Moscaglia
Poetic form/text type: None
Music composer: Luca Marenzio (c.1553-1599)
Music source: Madrigali a4, Libro Primo (Venice, 1585)
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Dissi a l’amata mia, lucida stella Che più d’ogn’ altra luce, Ed al mio cor adduce Fiamme, strali e catene, Ch’ogn’hor mi danno pene: “Deh! morirò, cor mio. Sì, morirai, ma non per mio desio.” |
I said to my beloved, bright star who [is] greater than any other light, and [who] at my heart hurls flames, darts, and chains, that perpetually give me pain: Alas, I will die, my heart. Yes, you will die, but not by my desire. |