Poet/poetic source: Anonymous poet
Poetic form/text type: None
Music composer: Giaches de Wert (1535-1596)
Music source: Il Primo Libro delle Canzonette Villanelle a5 voci (Angelo Gardano press, Venice, 1589)
| Original Italian | Translation |
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Poiché dal mio bel sol feci partita, non accolse quant'io dolor nel petto passer mai solitario in alcun tetto. |
Since from my lovely Sun I am parted never before have I gathered such pain in my breast, spent alone in some dwelling. |