Poet/poetic source: Giovanni Battista Strozzi il vecchio (1505-1571)
Poetic form/text type: madrigal
Music composer: Luca Marenzio (c.1553-1599)
Music source: Il sesto libro de madrigali a5 voci (Gardano press, Venice, 1594)
| Original Italian | Translation |
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Ecco Maggio seren, chi l'ha vestito di sì bel verde e giallo? Ninfe e Pastori al ballo; al ballo Ninfe e Dii per ogni lito! Ecco Maggio fiorito: filli al ballo e tu Clori, grazie al ballo al ball'Aure, al ballo Amori! |
Behind the serene May, who has dressed him in such lovely green and yellow? Nymphs and Shepherds: to the dance! to the dance, Nymphs and Gods on every shore! Beyond the blossoming May, Phyllis to the dance, and you as well Clori, Graces: to the dance, to the dance Zephyrs, to the dance, Cupids! |