Poet/poetic source: Muzio Manfredi (c.1535-1609)
Poetic form/text type: None
Music composer: Alessandro Striggio (c.1536-1592)
Music source: Il Trionfo di Dori (Gardano press, Venice, 1592)
| Original Italian | Translation |
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Eran Ninfe e Pastori uniti con le grazie e con gli Amori, e di suoni e di canti facean tal armonia che si fermava il sol, l’erba fioria; poi di rose e d’acanti tessevano ghirlande e d’amaranti e ne i versi dicean cogliend’i fiori: viva, viva la bella Dori! |
Nymphs and Shepherds were united with the graces and the gods of Love, and with sounds and songs made such harmony that the sun stood still, the grass flowered; then with roses and acanthus and amaranths, they weave garlands, and in their verses while gathering flowers say: Long live fair Dori! |