Lyrics of Zefiro Torna - Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis, Клаудио Монтеверди

Zefiro Torna (original)

Zefiro torna, e’l bel tempo rimena
E i fiori e l’erbe, sua dolce famiglia
E garrir Progne, e pianger Filomena
E primavera candida e vermiglia
Ridono i prati, e’l ciel si rasserena;
Giove s’allegra di mirar sua figlia;
L’aria, e l’acqua, e la terra è d’amor piena;
Ogni animal d’amar si riconsiglia
Ma per me, lasso!, tornano i più gravi
Sospiri, che del cor profondo tragge
Quella ch’al ciel se ne portò le chiavi;
E cantar augelletti, e fiorir piagge
E’n belle donn oneste atti soavi
Sono un desrto, e fere aspre e selvagge

(translation)

Zefiro returns, and the good weather remains
And the flowers and herbs, his sweet family
And Progne will garrir, and Filomena will cry
And spring white and vermilion
The meadows laugh, and the sky clears up;
Jupiter is happy to see her daughter;
The air, and the water, and the earth is full of love;
Each animal of love is recommended
But for me, lasso !, the most serious ones return
Sighs, which draws from the deep heart
The one who took the keys to heaven;
And sing little birds, and flourish piagge
It is a beautiful, honest woman with gentle acts
I am a desrto, and fierce and wild