Poet/poetic source: Anonymous poet
Poetic form/text type: madrigal
Music composer: Alessandro Striggio (c.1536-1592)
Music source: Il primo libro de madrigali a sei voci (Gardano press, Venice, 1565)
| Original Italian | Translation |
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S'ogni mio ben avete raccolto in le rosate vostre labbia, perché tal' or a me non le porgete? È pur giusto che anch'io almen ricupro il mio. |
If every joy of mine you have gathered in your rosy lips, why not grant them to me now? Surely it is just that I also at least recover what is mine. |