Poet/poetic source: Anonymous Poet
Poetic form/text type: None
Music composer: Luca Marenzio (c.1553-1599)
Music source: Il primo libro de madrigali a 5 voci (Gardano press, Venice, 1580)
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Lasso ch'io ardo e'l mio bel sole ardente i suoi bei raggi d'oro volge in altr'oriente, ivi imperla, ivi indora ed io mi moro. Amor, deh torna a me torna la chiara bella mia luce e cara. |
Alas, for I burn, and my beautiful blazing sun turns her alluring golden rays in another direction, there covered in pearls, there gilded, and I die. Love, ah, return to me, return that bright beautiful light of mine, so dear. |