Fortuna desperata By: Antoine Busnois

Editions

Singable Translation PDF By: Carol Anne Perry Lagemann (CC BY SA 4.0)

Info

Number of Voices: 3
Voicings: STT , STB , ATT , ATB
Date: 15th century
Language: Italian
Tags: madrigal translation

Lyrics

LyricsPoetic Translation
Fortuna desperataWhat fortune: desperation,
Iniqua e maledicta,This evil malediction,
Che di tal dona electaFor her good name thus was blackened,
La fama ay denegata.This woman beyond summation.
Antoine BusnoisCarol Anne Perry Lagemann

Direct Translation

See translation at Choral Public Domain Library.