Poet/poetic source: Anonymous poet
Poetic form/text type: madrigal
Music composer: Pietro Vinci (c.1525-1584)
Music source: Il quarto libro de' madrigali a 5 voci (Girolamo Scotto press, Venice, 1573)
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Queste amorose note, concento d'armonia che dolce in voi infuse il ciel dalle stellate rote, vi sacra il Vinci, e dona, Magnanimo Arcimboldo, invitto e saggio, splendor d'Insubria e lume d'Elicona; piacciavi di gradirle e vedrem poi, da propizia virtù, illustre raggio uscir luce ond'avran perpetua vita. |
These devoted notes, a harmonious concord that Heaven sweetly pours into you, from the starry wheels, Vinci dedicates and gives to you, O Magnaminous Arcimboldo, indominable and wise, splendor of Insubria and light of Helicon; may it please you to accept them and then to see, with your propitious virtue, an illustrious ray issue light whereby they shall have unending life. |