Poet/poetic source: Anonymous poet
Poetic form/text type: madrigal
Music composer: Luca Marenzio (c.1553-1599)
Music source: Il primo libro de madrigali a 5 voci (Gardano press, Venice, 1580)
| Original Italian | Translation |
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Liquide perle, Amor dagli occhi sparse, in premio del mio ardore, ma, lasso, ohime! che’l core di maggior foco m'arse; Ahi, che bastava solo a darmi morte il primo ardente duolo. |
Liquid pearls from Love's eyes scattered in reward for my ardor, but, ah, alas! my heart burns from a fiercer flame; Ah, it alone sufficed, that first ardent pain, to bring me death. |