cigno

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Arcadelt's Il bianco e dolce cigno is a perfect example: the swan sings sadly before dying, but the narrator's "swan song" is one of great joy, and he wishes he could "die" a thousand times daily!

Connections Bardiac 2009
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Pedanii Dioscoridis Anazarbei De medicinali materia libri sex Dioscórides , Dioscorides Pedanius , Joannes Ruellius 1550