by Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374)
Vago augelletto See base text
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Our translations: ENG
Vago augelletto che cantando vai,
over piangendo, il tuo tempo passato,
vedendoti la notte e 'l verno a lato
e 'l dí dopo le spalle e i mesi gai,
se, come i tuoi gravosi affanni sai,
cosí sapessi il mio simile stato,
verresti in grembo a questo sconsolato
a partir seco i dolorosi guai.
...
Composition:
- Set to music by Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643), "Vago augelletto", published 1638, lines 1-8 [ chorus ], from Libro VIII: Madrigali guerrieri e amorosi, no. 11, madrigal
Text Authorship:
- by Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374), no title, appears in Canzoniere (Rerum vulgarium fragmenta) , in 2. Rime In morte di Madonna Laura, no. 353
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (A. S. Kline) , no title, copyright © 2002, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Francisque Reynard) , "Canzone CCCLIII Vago augelletto"
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2007-11-23
Line count: 14
Word count: 103