Poet/poetic source: Torquato Tasso (1544-1595)
Poetic form/text type: madrigal
Music composer: Orazio Vecchi (1550-1605)
Music source: Madrigali a6 voci, libro primo (Angelo Gardano press, Venice, 1583)
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Ardi e gela a tua voglia perfido ed impudico or amante, or nemico; che d'inconstante ingegno poco l'amor'i' stimo, e men lo sdegno: e se l'amor fu vano van fia lo sdegno del tuo cor'insano. |
Burn or freeze as you wish, perfideous and shameless \auto-footnote "one," \italic { "perfido, impudico: the female speaker is addressing her male ex-lover" } now lover, now an enemy; for of your fickle nature, I little esteem such love, nor less such scorn: and if your love was in vain, vain too is the disdain from your deranged heart. |