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[17] VOCI SONORE E LIETE a6

Voci sonore e liete
Addolciscano il cielo,
Risuonin l'aure i cari sposi amanti,
Ambi feriti d'amoroso telo;
E siano i gaudi tanti
Quanti lumi ha d'intorno
La fosca notte nel suo manto adorno,
E cantino con gioia i cigni amici
Gli'alti Hymenei felici.
[17] VOCI SONORE E LIETE a6

Joyful resounding voices,
Gladden the heavens!
Echo the spirit of these dear loving spouses
Both struck by love's arrow.
Let there be as much joy
As the lights with which, all around
The dark night adorns his cloak.
Now sing with joy, you swanlike singers
And call Hymen with your happy songs.

Translation: Ruth van Baak Griffioen / Carolien Steenbergen

Camerata Trajectina (artiest), Cornelis Schuyt (1557-1616): madrigali, padovane & gagliarde. GLO 6068
2011
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