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Eighth Book of Madrigals

Song Cycle by Luca Marenzio (c1553 - 1599)

?. Cruda Amarilli, che col nome ancora
 (Sung text)

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Cruda Amarilli, che col nome ancora
D'amar, ahi lasso! amaramente insegni,
Amarilli, del candido ligustro
Più candida e più bella,
Ma dell'aspido sordo 
E più fèra e più fugace,
Poi che col dir t'offendo,
i' mi morrò tacendo. 

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Text Authorship:

  • by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612), no title, appears in Il Pastor Fido, Act I, scene 2, lines 272-279

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Cruelle Amaryllis, qui par ton nom même", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Javier Pablo Sotelo) , "Cruel Amarilis que con tu nombre", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: John Versmoren
Total word count: 38
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