| Tosto che l'alba del bel giorno appare |
As soon as the dawn of the beautiful day appears |
Just as the new and splendid morning is dawning, |
| Isveglia li cacciator: |
the hunters arise: |
The hunters get out of bed: |
| "Su, su, su, su, ch' egli è'l tempo!" |
"Up, up, get up! for it is time! |
"Up, up, up, up! Get up! It's time!" |
| "Alletta li can, te, te, te, te, |
Call out the dogs, You, You [or, Here, here], |
"Call out for the dogs, here, here, here, here, |
| Viola, te, Primera, te!" |
You, Viola! You, Primera!" |
Viola, here, Primera, here!" |
| Su alto al monte con buon cani al mano |
Up high on the mountain with good dogs at hand |
Up high on the mountain with the dogs at the ready, |
| E gli bracchetti al piano, |
and the hounds quiet, |
The hounds are hushed and steady, |
| E ne la piaggia ad ordine ciascuno. |
and on the field everyone in order. |
And in the meadow the men are all in order. |
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| Io veggio sentir uno de' nostri miglior bracchi. |
I see one of our best hounds scenting. |
I see that one of our swiftest hounds has scented something. |
| Starà avvisato. |
Stand alert! |
So be alert now! |
| "Bussate d'ogni lato ciascun |
"Let each one beat the bushes on all sides |
"Let's beat the bushes on every side, |
| le macchie che Quaglina suona!" |
for the quail calls!" |
For I can hear the quail is calling!" |
| "Ai-o, ai-o!" A te la cerbia viene. |
"Ayo, ayo!" The young doe is coming to you. |
"Ayo! ayo!" To you the doe is headed. |
| Carbon la prese e in bocca la tene. |
Carbon has seized her and holds her in [his] mouth. |
Carbon has seized her with his teeth embedded. |
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| Del monte que che v'era su gridava |
From the mountain that one who was there shouted |
From mountaintops their calls and shouts abounded, |
| Al altra da l'altra e suo corno sonava. |
to one and to another and sounded his horn. |
Loudly and loudly the hunting horn sounded. |
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| Gherardello da Firenze |
Stolba, K Marie, ed. The Development of Western Music: An Anthology. 3rd ed. Vol. I. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 1998. Print. |
Carol Anne Perry Lagemann |