Poet/poetic source: Anonymous poet
Poetic form/text type: madrigal
Music composer: Giaches de Wert (1535-1596)
Music source: L'undecima Libro de Madrigali a5 (Angelo Gardano press, Venice, 1595)
| Original Italian | Translation |
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Poiché vuole il ben mio che lontana da lui languisca e pianga, pianger lassa e languir sempre desio, sperando che rimanga, vinto al fin dal mio pianto e dal dolore: il suo superbo core. |
Because my beloved wishes that I languish and weep far from him, let me cry and languish, always longing, hoping that it remains, defeated in the end by my tears and pain: his proud heart. |