Non giacinti o narcisi (Claudio Monteverdi)

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General Information

Title: Non giacinti o narcisi
Composer: Claudio Monteverdi
Lyricist: Girolamo Casoni

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SSATB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1590 in Il secondo libro de madrigali a cinque voci (Claudio Monteverdi), no. 5
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Original text and translations

Italian text Non giacinti o narcisi, ma piccioletti fior siamo, che Amore manda a voi, di beltà candido fiore. O, se il sol de' vostri occhi, pur un poco ne tocchi, saran vil alghe poi e narcisi e giacint’a fronte a noi.

French translation Nous ne sommes ni jacinthes ni narcisses Mais de minuscules fleurs que l'amour vous envoie, belle fleur d'innocence. Oh, que le soleil de vos yeux nous effleure un seul instant et jacinthes et narcisses ne seront plus dès lors qu'algues viles en comparaison.

German translation Weder Hyazinthen noch Narzissen sind wir, aber kleine Blumen, die die Liebe Euch schickt. Euch, der Schönheit makelloser Blume. Oh, wenn die Sonne eurer Augen auch nur kurz auf uns fiele, dann erschienen wie gemeine Algen Narzissen und Hyazinthen neben uns!