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“Biauté parfaite et bonté souvereinne”
Antonello da Caserta, late 14th century
May 5, 2017
Tenri Cultural Institute, NYC

Tenet Vocal Artists
Jolle Greenleaf, soprano

Charles Weaver, lute
Scott Metcalfe, harp

Translation:
Perfect beauty and sovereign goodness,
grace without peer and pure sweetness
make me languish in a distant country,
desiring my desired lady.
so that I cannot last long
and long endure my pain,
for Desire will not allow me to survive.

For I feel desire that labors and struggles
to undo me, and my honored lady
knows nothing of the terrible pain I suffer
for her, whom I love more than any living woman.
For this reason my joy is ended
and nothing can comfort my heart,
for Desire will not allow me to survive.

But if she who, though far away, is near to me
in memory and sweet thought
truly knew that my heart, loyal and sure,
serves her in a strange land,
my joy would be completely renewed.
But I see well that it is best for me to die,
for Desire will not allow me to survive.

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