Le Tre Gratie à Venere

Bella madre d'amore
anco non ti ramembra
che nuda havesti di bellezze il grido
In sul Troiano lido
dal giudice Pastore
onde se nuda piaci
in sin à gl'occhi de Bifolchi Idei
vanarella che sei
Perche vuoi tu con tanti adobbi e tanti
ricoprirti a gl'Amanti
O vesti le tue Gratie e i nudi Amori
ò getta ancor tu fuori
gl'Arnesi I manti e i Veli
Di quelle care membra
nulla si celi
Tu ridi e non rispondi
Ah tu le copri si tu le nascondi
Che sai ch'inuoglia più che più s'apprezza
la negata bellezza.

Translation(s): FRE

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Submitted by Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]

Authorship

• by Giulio Strozzi (1583 - 1660) [ author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

• by Barbara Strozzi (1619 - 1677), "Le Tre Gratie à Venere", op. 1 no. 4, published 1644 [vocal trio for 3 sopranos and continuo], from Il Primo Libro de Madrigali; a due, tre, quattro, e cinque voce, no. 4. [ sung text verified 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Les trois Grâces à Vénus", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Text added to the website: 2009-02-27.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:03:09
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