To the Illustrious Lady
The Lady Lavinia Cavalieri Carducci,
Roman Gentlewoman

Gentle spirit, which with witty acts
Jesting with the Graces, and with Love,
Draws unto you glory, to the other accrued ardor,
And joy, if well were cold, and sad:
Now with my fashion the nimble and quick feet
Move, and your lovely and natural color
Of scarlet paint, and of vermilion, and the great splendor
You scatter to others sight with honest acts:
So to you same to acquire prize learn,
And to feed the eyes of immortal sparkles,
Which flashing go forth of your lovely rays:
So to make ever eternally clear
I hope your virtue which at all times quiet
Makes the soul, and my thinking overcomes of enough.

Original rhyme scheme - ABBA/ABBA/CDECDE

Allegrezza D'Amore  (Gladness of Love)
Cascarda of M. Oratio Martire, done in 3

In Praise of the Illustrious Lady,
The Lady Lavinia Cavalieri Carducci,
Roman Gentlewoman

Facing, standing the people in a triangle, that is, 2 ladies, and 1 man, they will do the Riverenza, 2 Seguiti spezzati flanked back, with 2 Passi presti to the left, and the Cadenza, starting with the left, and other 2 Passi presti, and the Cadenza to the right, starting with the right.  The man will do then 1 Trabuchetto to feet even with the left flank back: the lady who stands to the right hand will do the same; and after her, the final lady will do the same: after that, all together will do 2 Passi presti forward, and the Cadenza, 2 Trabuchetti gravi, 2 Seguiti spezzati flanked back, and 2 Passi presti forward, and the Cadenza, starting each thing with the left foot.

In the second time, they will do together 2 Fioretti a piedi pari flanked, 2 Passi presti back, with 2 Seguiti spezzati forward, the man passing always in middle of the ladies, and to the first passing changing place: the which done, they will return together to do the same Fioretti, Passi presti, and Seguiti spezzati: returning each one to their place; then the man will do 1 Riverenza minima, and after the lady which stands to right hand thence will do another: and the one which stands to left hand will do the same: then all together will do 12 Seguiti battuti di Canario, 6 turned to the left, and the other 6 to the right, with 2 Passi presti facing, and the Cadenza.

In the third time, they will do 8 Seguiti spezzati chained, the man passing in middle to the ladies, and touching the right hand to the lady that will be to the right hand: and then the left to the other lady: the which the ladies will do also the one after the other, finding them to the end of the said Seguiti each one to their own place: the man will do then 2 Passi in Gagliarda, with the Cadenza: and the ladies will do the same the 1 after the other.  They will do then together 2 Scambiate, 1 to the left, and the other to the right: with 2 Puntate, 1 forward, and the other back: and 1 Seguito spezzato turned to the left, and the Cadenza facing.

In the fourth time, they will do together 2 Fioretti a piedi pari, 2 Trabuchetti, and 2 Passi presti, and the Cadenza to the left, starting each thing with the left.  They will return to do the same by opposite to the right.  The man then will do 2 battute with the left foot: and the ladies will do the same 1 after the other.  Finally the man, passing by middle to the ladies, will do 2 Passi presti scorsi, with the Cadenza, putting him to the place of the lady who will stand to the right hand: the whom will also do the same, going to the place of the man: and the lady who will stand to the left, passing also in the middle, and going in the place of the other lady, will do the same which the others will have done: the which will owe to find them in triangle, as they were standing in starting the Ballo: and to end the Cascarda, with doing together gracefully the Riverenza.

Lute tablature, of the Cascarda Allegrezza D'Amore.


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