This text was first used by Giovan Nasco and then by several composers. Caimo interweaves the two parts in a madrigal for eight voices, Alfonso Ferrabosco I has a slightly different text.
A main difference between the texts is the use of "vostro" or "nostro" in the second last line, where the first one perhaps would seem to be more logical, but both versions were used more than once.
Donna, l'ardente fiamma
E la pena e'l tormento
Cresce in me tanto che morir mi sento.
Deh vengavi desire
Di terminar un giorno il mio martire
E di smorzar questo vivace ardore,
Dandomi il frutto che ricerca Amore.
Signor, la vostra fiamma
E la pena e'l tormento
Non è punto maggior di quel ch'io sento,
Né più grand'è'l desire
Di terminar il vostro e mio martire.
Ma se gli avien ch'io smorz'il vostro/nostro ardore,
Io mi privo d'amante e voi d'amore.
German translation
Meine Dame, die brennende Flamme
und der Schmerz und die Qual
wachsen in mir derart, dass ich glaube zu sterben.
Ach, überkäme euch doch der Wunsch,
eines Tages mein Martyrium zu beenden
und zu stillen das lebhafte Feuer,
indem ihr mir die Frucht gebt, nach der die Liebe sucht.
Mein Herr, eure Flamme
und der Schmerz und die Qual
sind gar nicht stärker als das, was ich fühle,
noch ist größer das Begehren,
euer und mein Martyrium zu beenden,
aber wenn es geschähe, dass ich euer/unser Feuer stillte,
dann würde ich mich meines Liebhabers berauben und euch der Liebe.
Lady, the burning flame
and the pain and the torment
grow in me to such an extent that I feel I die.
Alas, would you be overcome by the desire
one day to end my martyrdom
and to still this living fire,
giving me the fruit that love searches.
Sir, your flame
and the pain and the torment
are no way stronger than what I feel,
nor is greater the desire
to end your and my martyrdom,
but if I should happen to still our/your fire,
I would deprive me of my lover and you of love.
Ma dame, la flamme brûlante
et la peine et le tourment
croissent en moi tant que je me sens mourir.
Hélas, que le désir vienne
de terminer un jour mon martyre
et de calmer ce feu vivant,
me donnant le fruit que recherche l’amour.
Monsieur, votre flamme
et la peine et le tourment
ne sont point plus grands que ceux que je sente,
n’est plus grand le désir de terminer le votre e mon martyre.
Mais s’il vous arrivait que je calmais notre/votre ardeur,
je me privais d’amant, et vous d’amour.
He to her: The fire grows hotter in me
and my suffering increases:
I feel as if I am dying.
Perhaps one day you will decide
to end this martyrdom
and quench this fire,
and give me the fruit that love hopes for.
She to him: Your fire
and your suffering
are no more than what I feel.
As much as you, I hope
to end your martyrdom—and mine.
But if I quench your fire,
I will lose my lover, and you your love.
Italian text
German translation
English translation
French translation