To the Most Illustrious Lady
The Lady Cornelia Teodola Orsina

Flame the marshy bird is not able to sing
The worthy praises, and the boundless beauty
Of you Cornelia, in whom the Heaven discharges
How much of good ever is seen, and fair.
Worthy of Her to sing well forth that,
Which to say of Ulysses had the attentive mind,
Or which Troy sung of flame enkindled,
And Mecenate, and Caesar, and Marcello.
I which to the not have of flying so much,
Nor so clear and honored trumpet,
Which to raise the might whence to ascend is worthy;
But your name, which proud in high song
Turn of the World to manner of Columbus,
The soul being silent to worship is taught.

Original rhyme scheme - ABBA/ABBA/CDECDE

Fiamma D'Amore (Flame of Love)
Cascarda

In Praise of the Most Illustrious Lady
The Lady Cornelia Teodola Orsina.

In this Cascarda, standing them facing, they will do 1 Seguito spezzato to the left with the left foot, and the Riverenza with the right; then to the right they will do another Seguito also spezzato with the right foot, and the Riverenza with the left.  In the wheel they will do 2 Seguiti spezzati, and 4 Trabuchetti facing, with 4 other Seguiti spezzati in the wheel, and 2 Scambiate, 1 to the left, and the other to the right: they will do then 2 Puntate in balzetto, 1 with the left back, and the other with the right in the same manner, together with 1 Seguito spezzato turned to the left, and the Cadenza.

The man alone.

The man alone will do 3 Seguiti spezzati, 2 flanked forward, and the final to the left, with the Riverenza with the right: he will do the same another turn, starting by opposite: after he will turn the left flank back, and will do 2 Riprese, and 2 Trabuchetti flanked back, with 2 Passi forward, and the Cadenza, starting it with the left.  He will do the same by opposite, turning the right flank outward.  They will do then together the 2 Puntate said in balzetto flanked back, with the Seguito spezzato turned, and the Cadenza.

The lady alone.

The lady alone will do the same change, which the man will have done; then they will do together the said Puntate, with the Seguito spezzato turned, and the Cadenza, as of above.

Walking then to the left flank, they will do together in the wheel 2 Seguiti spezzati, and 1 Seguito semidoppio, starting it with the left: they will do the same to the right, starting it with the right.  After both turning the left flank back, they will do 2 Riprese, and 2 Trabuchetti flanked back, with 1 Seguito spezzato with the left forward to the left flank, and the Riverenza with the right, touching the right hand: they will do the same by opposite turning the right flank outward: then they will do the abovesaid 2 Puntate back in balzetto, and the Seguito spezzato turned, together with the Cadenza.

Lute tablature, of the Cascarda Fiamma d'Amore.


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