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Fresche aurette
Original Language: Italian
Fresche aurette
Vezzosette,
Dolci fiati or qui spirate;
Augelletti,
Amorosetti,
Nuovi canti oggi formate.
Ecco l'Aura,
Che restaura
Ogni spirto, e'l mondo abbella;
Seco il giorno
Or fa ritorno,
E più bel si rinovella.
Non sia
Ninfa In chiara linfa
Che non esca a i lieti balli;
I pastori,
In dolci cori,
Venghin fuor de' boschi, e valli.
Pargoletti,
Lascivetti,
Nudi ancor venghin gl'Amori;
Qui ballando,
Alzin cantando
Dell' Aurora e'l Ciel gl'onori.
English
Fresh playful breezes
Fresh playful
breezes, you're breathing
sweet fragrances all around;
amorous
little birds,
make new songs today.
Here's the breeze [or, “l'aura” = “Laura”]
that restores
every spirit and beautifies the world;
with her the day
now returns,
and is renewed even more beautifully.
There is no nymph
amidst the clear streams
that is not drawn into the joyful dances;
the shepherds,
in sweet fellowship,
come forth from the woods and valleys.
Charming,
sensuous,
the naked cupids come;
here dancing,
raising song
to the honor of the dawn and Heaven.
Translated by:
Richard Kolb
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Fresche aurette
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