Elzevira

Elzevira

Sogna fiore mio

Passacaglia della Vita di Stefano Landi interpretato da Marco Beasley con accompagnamento de l'Arpeggiata di Christina Pluhar.

29. jul, 2012
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O come t’inganni se pensi che gl’anni non hann’da finire,
bisogna morire.
E’un sogno la vita che par si gradita, è breve il gioire,
bisogna morire.
Non val medicina, non giova la China, non si può guarire,
bisogna morire.
Non vaglion sberate, minarie, bravate che caglia l’ardire,
bisogna morire.
Dottrina che giova, parola non trova che plachi l’ardire,
bisogna morire.
Non si trova modo di scoglier ‘sto nodo, non vale il fuggire,
bisogna morire.
Commun’è il statuto, non vale l’astuto ’sto colpo schermire,
bisogna morire.
La Morte crudele a tutti è infedele, ogn’uno svergogna,
morire bisogna.
E’ pur ò pazzia o gran frenesia, par dirsi menzogna,
morire bisogna.
Si more cantando, si more sonando la Cetra, o Sampogna,
morire bisogna.
Si more danzando, bevendo, mangiando; con quella carogna
morire bisogna.
I Giovani, i Putti e gl’Huomini tutti s’hann’a incenerire,
bisogna morire.
I sani, gl’infermi, i bravi, gl’inermi, tutt’hann’a finire
bisogna morire.
E quando che meno ti pensi, nel seno ti vien a finire,
bisogna morire.
Se tu non vi pensi hai persi li sensi, sei morto e puoi dire:
bisogna morire.


Homo fugit velut umbra / The hidden universe in the shadows

Oh how wrong you are to think that the years will never end.
We must die.
Life is a dream, that seems so sweet, but joy is all too brief.
We must die.
Of no avail is medicine, of no use is quinine, we cannot be cured.
We must die.
Worthless are lamentations, threats, bravado produced by our courage.
We must die.
No learned doctrine can find the words to calm this boldness.
We must die.
There is no means to untie this knot, it is useless to flee.
We must die.
It is the same for everyone, a wily man cannot shield himself from the blow.
We must die.
Cruel Death is unfaithful to all, and shames everyone.
Die we must.
And yet, o madness o ravings, it seems like lying to oneself.
Die we must.
We die singing, we die playing the cittern, the bagpipe, yet
die we must.
We die dancing, drinking, eating; with this carrion,
die we must.
Youths, children, and all men must end in dust.
We must die.
The healthy, the sick, the brave, the defenceless, must all make an end.
We must die.
And when you are least thinking of it, in your breast, all comes to an end.
We must die.
If you do not think of this, you have lost your senses, you are dead and you can say:
We must die.


An anonymous piece whose abundance of internal contradictions
reminds us of the universe of Stefano Landi. This work, entitled ‘Homo fugit velut
umbra’, bears the subtitle ‘Passacaglia della vita’.
Lied afkomstig van de de gelijknamige cd van l'Arpeggiata o.l.v. Cristina Pluhar, zang Marco Beasley (2001)

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