Poet/poetic source: Anonymous poet
Poetic form/text type: sestina
Music composer: Ippolito Sabino (c.1550-1593)
Music source: Il primo libro de madrigali a 5 voci (Figliuoli di Antonio Gardano press, Venice, 1570)
| Original Italian | Translation |
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Piangi cor mio se per l'estremo pianto ritornasse fortuna i primi giorni, poi che sí tosto il mio felice stato mi svelse nel fiorir dei primi rami, e, quant'avea di ben in questa vita, rivolse in piant'amaro e 'n duro stile. |
Weep, my heart, if by the utmost lament fortune would bring back the early days, as it so swiftly uprooted my happy state from the blooming of the first boughs and, however much good I had had in this life, transformed it into bitter weeping and harsh form. |