Poet/poetic source: Anonymous poet
Poetic form/text type: madrigal
Music composer: Benedetto Pallavicino (c.1551-1601)
Music source: Il quarto libro de madrigali a 5 voci (Angelo Gardano press, Venice, 1588)
| Original Italian | Translation |
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Sì, mi dicesti, ed io: quel dolcissimo sì mandai al cuore subitamente, ed arsi di quel fuoco dolcissimo d'amore che per altra esca non potea destarsi. Or che voi vi pentite, anch'io mi pento, e come un sì m'accese, un no m'ha spento. |
Yes, you said to me, and I: that sweetest 'yes' sped to my heart instantly, and I was consumed by the sweetest flame of love that could be ignited by any other match. Now that you repent, I also repent, and as a 'yes' ignited me, a 'no' has quenched me. |