Più transparente velo (Giovanni Florio)

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• (Posted 2018-02-05)  CPDL #48695:         

Editor: Wim Looyestijn (submitted 2018-02-05).   Score information: A4, 7 pages, 119 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: This madrigal is part 19 from "Il Trionfo di Dori", a series of 29 madrigals by various composers and poets, all ending with the exclamation "Viva la bella Dori". English translation adopted from Tactus. Dutch translation by editor.

General Information

Title: Più transparente velo
Composer: Giovanni Florio
Lyricist: Giulio Benalio^{create page}

Number of voices: 6vv   Voicing: SSATTB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1592 in Il Trionfo di Dori, no. 19
Description: 

Original text and translations

Italian text Più trasparente velo non stese mai Giunone, ne’ Febo risplendente sorse dall’oriente, ne’ dolci canti in cielo s’udiro à la novell’alma stagione, mentr’a Dori corone tessean ninfe e pastori. E danzand’a lor canto satiri e fauni in tanto per colmarla d’honori “Viva!”, dicean, “Viva la bella Dori!”.

English translation Never did Juno wear a more diaphanous veil, nor Phoebus rise more glowing from the East, nor sweeter songs were heard in heaven, in the sweet, gentle season, while nymphs and shepherds wove their crowns for Dori; and, dancing to their song, satyrs and fauns, the while, to heap honors upon her, said: “long live fair Dori!”.

Dutch translation Nooit heeft Juno een meer transparante sluier gedragen, noch is Phoebus met meer pracht in het oosten opgegaan, of werden lieflijkere gezangen in de hemel gehoord, dan in het zoete lieflijke seizoen toen nimfen en herders hun kronen weefden voor Dori; en, ondertussen, saters en faunen, dansend op hun gezang, haar met lof overstelpten: "Leve", riepen zij, "leve de schone Dori!"