Poet/poetic source: Anonymous poet
Poetic form/text type: None
Music composer: Luca Marenzio (c.1553-1599)
Music source: Il terzo libro de madrigali a5 voci (Angelo Gardano press, Venice, 1582)
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Togli, dolce ben mio, Questi bei fior con lieto e uman sembiante, Che pien d'alto desio Ti ho colto di mia man fra mille piante; E per mia pura fede, Donami un bacio in vece di mercede. |
Take, my sweet love, these beautiful flowers with a cheerful and affable countenance, that, full of deep desire, I have picked for you, with my own hand, from a thousand plants; And for my pure faith, give me a kiss instead, in trade. |