MEDIEVAL ART COLLECTION
CASTLE HUIS BERGH,
THE NETHERLANDS
Paula Bär-Giese sings and plays Amarilli, mia bella at the virginal in the church of Castle Huis Bergh
Text - Anonymous
Set by Giulio Caccini (1546-1614)
Amarilli, mia bella,
Non credi, o del mio cor dolce desio,
D'esser tu l'amor mio?
Credilo pur: e se timor t'assale,
Dubitar non ti vale.
Aprimi il petto e vedrai scritto in core:
Amarilli, Amarilli, Amarailli
è il mio amore.
Is my beloved.
Amaryllis, my lovely one,
do you not believe, o my heart's sweet desire,
That you are my love?
Believe it thus: and if fear assails you,
Doubt not its truth.
Open my breast and see written on my heart:
Amaryllis, Amaryllis, Amaryllis,
Is my beloved.