by Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374)
Translation by Francisque Reynard (1835 - ?)
Vago augelletto che cantando vai
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): 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. I' non so se le parti sarian pari, ché quella cui tu piangi è forse in vita, di ch'a me Morte e 'l ciel son tanto avari; ma la stagione et l'ora men gradita, col membrar de' dolci anni et de li amari, a parlar teco con pietà m'invita.
C. Monteverdi sets lines 1-8
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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 [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 Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643), "Vago augelletto", published 1638, lines 1-8 [ chorus ], from Libro VIII: Madrigali guerrieri e amorosi, no. 11, madrigal [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Stefano Rossetti (c1520 - c1585), "Vago augelletto che cantando vai" [ chorus ], madrigal [sung text not yet checked]
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
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Word count: 103
Canzone CCCLIII Vago augelletto
Language: French (Français) after the Italian (Italiano)
Bel oiselet qui vas chantant ou pleurant tes jours passés, en voyant la nuit et l'hiver à tes côtés, et le jour ainsi que les mois joyeux derrière tes épaules ! Si, comme tu connais tes maux pesants, tu connaissais mon état semblable au tien, tu viendrais dans le sein de cet inconsolé pour partager avec lui les douloureuses plaintes. Je ne sais si les parts seraient égales ; car celle que tu pleures est peut-être en vie, tandis que la Mort et le Ciel sont tant avares pour moi. Mais la saison et l'heure moins propice, ainsi que le souvenir des douces années et des années amères, m'invitent à te parler avec pitié.
Text Authorship:
- by Francisque Reynard (1835 - ?), "Canzone CCCLIII Vago augelletto" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- 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. 353
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2011-10-22
Line count: 14
Word count: 112