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Ninth Book of Madrigals

Song Cycle by Luca Marenzio (c1553 - 1599)

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1. Così nel mio parlar
 (Sung text)
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Così nel mio parlar voglio esser aspro
come ne gl'atti questa bella pietra
la qual ogn' hor impetra
maggior durezza e più natura cruda,
e veste sua persona d'un diaspro
tal che per lui e perché ella s'arretra,
non esce di faretra
saetta che giamai la colga ignuda.
Et elle ancide e non val c' huom si chiuda
né si dilunghi da I colpi mortali
che, come havesser ali,
giungon'altrui e spezzan ciascun'arme
perch' io non so  da lei né poss'airtarme.

Text Authorship:

  • by Dante Alighieri (1265 - 1321)

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by Dante Alighieri (1265 - 1321)
1.
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2. Amor, i' ho
 (Sung text)
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
 ... 

10. Amor, i' ò molti et molt'anni pianto
mio grave danno in doloroso stile,
né da te spero mai men fere notti:
et però mi son mosso a pregar Morte
che mi tolla di qui, per farme lieto,
ove è colei ch'i' canto et piango in rime.

Text Authorship:

  • by Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374), no title, appears in Canzoniere (Rerum vulgarium fragmenta) , in 2. Rime In morte di Madonna Laura, no. 332

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by Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374)
2.
Language: English 
[ ... ]

Love, I’ve had many years, and much weeping
about my grave ills in the saddest style,
nor from you do I ever hope for kinder nights:
and so I’m moved to pray to Death
to take me from here, and make me happy,
to where she is, whom I sing and weep in rhyme.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2002 by A. S. Kline, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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3. Dura legge d'Amor
 (Sung text)
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Dura legge d'Amor, ma benché obliqua
servar conviensi, però ch'ella aggiunge
di cielo in terra, universale, antiqua.
Hor so come da sé il cor si disgiunge,
e come sa far pace, guerra   e tregua,
e coprir suo dolor, quand' altri il punge.
E so come in un punto si delegua,
e poi si sparge per le guance il sangue,
se paura o vergogna avien che'l segua.
So come sta tra' fiori ascoso l'angue,
come sempre fra due si vegghia e dorme,
come senza languir si more e langue.

Text Authorship:

  • by Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374), no title, from Trionfo d'Amore, lines 148-159

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by Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374)
3.
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4. Chiaro segno Amor pose
 (Sung text)
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
 ... 

5. Chiaro segno Amor pose a le mie rime
dentro a' belli occhi, et or l'à posto in pianto,
con dolor rimembrando il tempo lieto:
ond'io vo col penser cangiando stile,
et ripregando te, pallida Morte,
che mi sottragghi a sí penose notti.

Text Authorship:

  • by Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374), no title, appears in Canzoniere (Rerum vulgarium fragmenta) , in 2. Rime In morte di Madonna Laura, no. 332

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by Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374)
4.
Language: English 
[ ... ]

Love set a clear theme for my rhyme:
those lovely eyes, but now my weeping,
remembering with grief times that were happy:
so that I change my thoughts and my style,
and pray to you again, pallid Death,
to rescue me from such painful nights.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2002 by A. S. Kline, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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5. Se sì alto pon gir
 (Sung text)
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
 ... 

11. Se sí alto pôn gir mie stanche rime,
ch'agiungan lei ch'è fuor d'ira et di pianto,
et fa 'l ciel or di sue bellezze lieto,
ben riconoscerà 'l mutato stile,
che già forse le piacque anzi che Morte
chiaro a lei giorno, a me fesse atre notti.

Text Authorship:

  • by Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374), no title, appears in Canzoniere (Rerum vulgarium fragmenta) , in 2. Rime In morte di Madonna Laura, no. 332

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by Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374)
5.
Language: English 
[ ... ]

If it can rise so high, in weary rhyme,
to reach her who’s beyond pain and weeping,
and with her beauty makes heaven happy,
she’ll understand my altered style,
which pleased her perhaps before Death
brightened her day, and brought me dark night.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2002 by A. S. Kline, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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  • a text in Italian (Italiano) by Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374), no title, appears in Canzoniere (Rerum vulgarium fragmenta) , in 2. Rime In morte di Madonna Laura, no. 332
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6. L'aura che'l verde Lauro
 (Sung text)
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
L'aura che'l verde Lauro e l'aureo crine
soavemente sospirando move,
fa con sue viste leggiadrette e nove
l'anime da lor corpi pellegrine.
Candida rosa nata in dure spine,
quando fia chi sua pari al mondo trove,
gloria di nostre etade? O vivo Giove,
manda, prego, il mio in prima che'l suo fine.
Sì ch'io non veggia il gran pubblico danno
e 'l mondo rimaner senz'il suo sole,
né gl'occhi miei, che luce altra non hanno,
né l'alma, che pensar d'altro non vole,
né l'orecchi, ch'udir d'altro non sanno
senza l'oneste sue dolci parole.

Text Authorship:

  • by Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374), no title, appears in Canzoniere (Rerum vulgarium fragmenta) , in 1. Rime In vita di Madonna Laura, no. 246

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by Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374)
6.
Language: English 
The breeze that with its gentle sighing moves
the green laurel and the curling gold,
makes the spirit wander from the body
at seeing her fresh and pretty looks.
This white rose born among sharp thorns,
when shall we see its equal in this world,
this glory of our age? O living Jove,
command that I die before her, I pray:
so I may not see that great earthly harm,
the world left here without its sun,
and my eyes, that have no other light:
and my soul without thought of any other,
and my ears that cannot hear any other,
lacking her sweet virtuous words.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2002 by A. S. Kline, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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  • a text in Italian (Italiano) by Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374), no title, appears in Canzoniere (Rerum vulgarium fragmenta) , in 1. Rime In vita di Madonna Laura, no. 246
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7. Il vago e bell'Armillo
 (Sung text)
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Il vago e bell'Armillo
pagava il dritto al mare
con sue lagrime amare,
mentre in cima d'un scoglio
lagrimando sfogava il suo cordoglio.
E dicea: "O beate
onde, che specchi sete
a tanta alma beltade,
I miei sospir benigne raccogliete
serbando del mio viso ogn'hora in voi
l'imagine dogliosa,
né la confonda il vostro moto poi,
acciò quando a mirar quella ritrosa
empia verrà la sua gentil sembianza,
veda il mio duol che tutti gl'altri avanza."

Text Authorship:

  • by Angelo Grillo (1557 - 1629), as Livio Celiano

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by Angelo Grillo (1557 - 1629), as Livio Celiano
7.
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8. Solo e pensoso
 (Sung text)
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Solo e pensoso i  più deserti campi
vo misurando a passi tardi e lenti,
e gl'occhi porto per fuggir intenti
dove vestigio human l'arena stampi.

Altro schermo non trovo che mi scampi
dal manifesto accorger de le genti,
perché ne gl'atti d'allegrezza spenti
di fuor si legge com' io dentr'avampi.

Sì ch'io mi cred' homai che monti e piagge
e fiumi e selve sappian di che tempre
sia la mia vita, ch'è celata altrui,

ma pur sì aspre vie né si selvagge
cercar non so ch'Amor non venga sempre
ragionando con meco, et io con lui.

Text Authorship:

  • by Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374), no title, appears in Canzoniere (Rerum vulgarium fragmenta) , in 1. Rime In vita di Madonna Laura, no. 35

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by Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374)
8.
Language: English 
Alone and thoughtful, through the most desolate fields,
I go measuring out slow, hesitant paces,
and keep my eyes intent on fleeing
any place where human footsteps mark the sand.

I find no other defence to protect me
from other people’s open notice,
since in my aspect, whose joy is quenched,
they see from outside how I flame within.

So now I believe that mountains and river-banks
and rivers and forests know the quality
of my life, hidden from others.

Yet I find there is no path so wild or harsh
that love will not always come there
speaking with me, and I with him.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2002 by A. S. Kline, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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9. Vivo in guerra
 (Sung text)
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Vivo in guerra mendico e son dolente
senza lei ch'è mia pac' e mio tesoro,
e ne' miei gravi affanni altro ristoro
che gl'inganni d'Amor non ha la mente.
S' io miro in bel giardin rosa ridente,
se bianco avorio, ricca perla ed oro,
l'amo e sospiro, e dico: "Ella c' honoro
tal' ha 'l sen, tal' ha 'l crin vago e lucente."
E gl'occhi al cielo, e a lei fissando il core,
mentre rimiro il sol l'alba novella
godoquasi in ritratto il mio splendore.
Poi la sera l'adoro in qualche stella
la qual raggio tra l'atre habbia maggiore:
hor chi mai vide idolatria più bella?

Text Authorship:

  • by Antonio Ongaro (1569 - 1599)

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by Antonio Ongaro (1569 - 1599)
9.
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10. Fiume, ch'a l'onde
 (Sung text)
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Fiume, ch'a l'onde tue ninfe e pastori,
Inviti con soave mormorio, 
Col cui consiglio il suo bel crin vid' io
Spesso Fillide mia cinger di fiori: 
S'a tuoi cristalli in sugl'estivi ardori
Sovente accrebbi lagrimando un rio,
Mostrami per pietà l'idolo mio 
Nel tuo fugace argento ond' io l'honori. 
Ahi, tu me 'l nieghi: io credea crudi I mari, 
I fiumi no: ma tu da lo splendore 
Ch'in te si specchia ad esser crudo impari, 
Prodigo a te del pianto, a lei del core, 
Fui lasso e sono, e voi mi siete avari, 
Tu della bella imago, ella d'amore.

Text Authorship:

  • by Antonio Ongaro (1569 - 1599)

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by Antonio Ongaro (1569 - 1599)
10.
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11. Parto o non parto?
 (Sung text)
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Parto o non parto? Ahi come
resto se parte la corporea salma,
o come parto se qui resta l'alma?
E se ne l'alma è vita,
come non moro se di lei son privo?
o come moro s' a la pena i' vivo?
Ahi fiera dipartita:
come m'insegna la mia dura sorte
che 'l partir de gl'amanti è viva morte.

Text Authorship:

  • by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612)

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by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612)
11.
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12. Credete voi ch'i' viva
 (Sung text)
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Credete voi ch' i' viva
pascendo il cor famelico e penoso
del pensier amoroso? Ahi ch' i' ne moro
perché vita e ristoro
ben ho pensando, anima cara, in voi,
ma quando penso poi ch' io ne son privo
moro del cibo onde mi pasco e vivo.

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  • by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612)

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by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612)
12.
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13. Crudele, acerba
 (Sung text)
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
 ... 

2. Crudel, acerba, inexorabil Morte,
cagion mi dài di mai non esser lieto,
ma di menar tutta mia vita in pianto,
e i giorni oscuri et le dogliose notti.
I mei gravi sospir' non vanno in rime,
e 'l mio duro martir vince ogni stile.

Text Authorship:

  • by Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374), no title, appears in Canzoniere (Rerum vulgarium fragmenta) , in 2. Rime In morte di Madonna Laura, no. 332

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by Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374)
13.
Language: English 
[ ... ]

Cruel, bitter, and inexorable Death,
you give me reason never to be happy,
but to live my life instead with weeping,
darkened days, and the saddened nights.
My heavy sighs will not go into rhyme,
and my harsh pain defeats every style.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2002 by A. S. Kline, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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  • a text in Italian (Italiano) by Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374), no title, appears in Canzoniere (Rerum vulgarium fragmenta) , in 2. Rime In morte di Madonna Laura, no. 332
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Line count: 75
Word count: 594

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14. La bella man vi stringo
 (Sung text)
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
La bella man vi stringo
E voi le ciglia per dolor stringete
E mi chiamate ingiusto, et inhumano,
Come tutto il gioire
Sia mio, costro il martire e non vedete
Che se questa è la mano
Che tien stretto il cor mio, giusto è il dolore
Perchè stringendo lei stringo il mio core.

Text Authorship:

  • by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612), "Mano stretta"

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by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612)
14.
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