Poet/poetic source: Anonymous poet
Poetic form/text type: madrigal
Music composer: Pietro Vinci (c.1525-1584)
Music source: Il sesto libro de madrigali a5 voci (Girolamo Scotto press, Venice, 1584)
| Original Italian | Translation |
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Un'ape esser vorrei, poiché vi fece la natura fiore, Cloride bella ch'io poi cercarei per forza o per inganni passermi del soave vostro odore, lasciando questo cor nel vostro core. |
I would wish to be bee, for nature made you a flower, lovely Chloris, that I would thus seek by force or by deceit, to bask in your sweet scent, leaving this heart in your heart. |