Poet/poetic source: Jacopo Sannazaro (1458-1530)
Poetic form/text type: sonnet
Music composer: Luca Marenzio (c.1553-1599)
Music source: Madrigali a4, 5, e 6 voci (Giacomo Vincenti, Italy, 1588)
| Original Italian | Translation |
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Interdette speranze, e van desio, pensier fallaci, ingorde e cieche voglie, lagrime triste, e voi sospiri e doglie date omai pace al lasso viver mio. |
Forbidden hopes, and vain desire, deceptive thoughts, insatiable and blind wants, sad tears, and you, sighs and miseries, now grant peace to my weary life. |