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nascono i fìor d'amore. | nascono i fìor d'amore. | ||
Chi di tal lume | Chi di tal lume non splend'ornato | ||
non splend'ornato | dirsi beato in van presume | ||
dirsi beato | che' vil tesoro son gemm'et oro | ||
in van presume | |||
che' vil tesoro | |||
son gemm'et oro | |||
e valor cade contro beltade. | e valor cade contro beltade. | ||
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per far l'honor quest'amorosi balli. | per far l'honor quest'amorosi balli. | ||
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The homage due to beauty | |||
Let us celebrate in joyous song | |||
While you, Cypris, | |||
Proudly rejoice in your prestige. | |||
Rejoice, too, that a lofty triumph | |||
Is prepared in your honor, | |||
Which today will make you | |||
Shine among us with even brighter glory. | |||
Beauty is a ray | |||
Of celestial light, | |||
That like the sun in May | |||
Brings gentle warmth: | |||
Thus in our hearts | |||
Are born the flowers of love. | |||
He who does not glitter with the splendor of that light | |||
In vain presumes to call himself happy, | |||
For precious stones and gold are but an ignoble treasure, | |||
And value declines in the face of beauty. | |||
Even mighty Hercules fell, | |||
Vanquished by a pair of beauteous eyes | |||
Though he had dragged the dog | |||
In chains from the gates of Tartarus. | |||
So too does the God of weapons, | |||
Of rage and of fury know beauty's power, | |||
When the Goddess of love | |||
Orders him to disarm. | |||
Then, changing his manner, | |||
Calm and humble, | |||
Gazing on her fair face, | |||
Heedless of his sword, he is welcomed into her arms. | |||
Therefore, for her who has obtained | |||
The prize and the glory of beauty, | |||
Let these proud, high-born souls | |||
Join in our songs | |||
And lead through these valleys, | |||
To do her honor, these loving dances. | |||
''- translation by Charles Johnston'' | |||
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Music files
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- Editor: Steven Langley Guy (submitted 2003-10-23). Score information: A4, 11 pages, 100 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: original C clefs, revised version posted March 30, 2004
General Information
Title: Balletto de la Bellezza le Dovute Lodi
Composer: Claudio Monteverdi
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: SSB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: Italian
Instruments: 2 violins, basso continuo
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Original text and translations
Italian text De la bellezza le dovute lodi |
English translation The homage due to beauty |