One who was lovesick
Claudio Monteverdi
One who was lovesick
cried out his pain
to the stars in the night
and said looking up to them:
O you beautiful pictures of my loved one
just as you show me
when you are gleaming,
her outstanding beauty
show her also
how I burn for her
and make her with your golden face as merciful to me
as you make me love her.