Pegasus Early Music and NYS Baroque present
Venice
Barbara Strozzi: Il contrasto de cinque sensi
Laura Heimes, Shari Alise Wilson, sopranos:
Debi Wong, mezzo-soprano; Andrew Fuchs, tenor; Steven Hrycelak, bass;
Emily Walhout, viola da gamba; Naomi Gregory, harpsichord;
Michael Leopold, theorbo; Deborah Fox, baroque guitar
Recorded live in concert November 4, 2018

Il contrasto de cinque sensi
chi di noi vaglia più,
e di gioia maggior ministro sia,
fiera lite ognor fu.
io miro, io sento, io gusto, io fiuto, io tocco,
e nella donna mia
tal'hor, anco mercé d’un picciol bacio,
tutto trabocco.
Tocca pur quanto sai,
che nel sol tocco Amore
il verace gioir non pose mai.
Ne sia giudice il cor mesto e languente;
"Ohimè" senti ch’il cor dentro ci dice,
ch’un sol bacio, ch’è niente, il fa felice.
(Giulio Strozzi)

The Quarrel of the Five Senses
Who among us is most worthy,
and is the greatest source of joy,
was a constant argument.
I see; I hear; I taste; I smell; I touch;
and in my lady
sometimes, thanks to just one little kiss,
everything in me overflows.
Touch, then, all you want,
for in just touch Love
never places true joy.
Let the sad and languishing heart be the judge;
let the heart within say "alas," and then just
one kiss, which counts for nothing, makes it joyful.
~translation Richard Kolb

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