To the Most Illustrious Lady,
The Lady Costanza Conti De Cuppis

Grain* of amber, and of gold; which with lecherous errors
Going waving in over the fair face adorned;
Eyes used to open to midnight the day,
Cheeks, whence the winter yet again reduces the flowers.
Mouth, which is breathing grateful Arabian odors;
Lips, which to rubies made envy, and scorn;
Teeth of pearl: throat, whence of about
Fly armed the dainty Loves.
Hand which of my soul carries the key;
Words to break a heart of hard matter;
To go heavenly: high bearing;
You are, and were in the first assault
Spinning to my lace, and moreover I am so sweet
To see you, to hear you, and in you to stand always attentive.

(*Italian word is 'orin' - only translations I can find are 'urine' or possibly 'grain.'  I doubt either of these are correct, but I can't find anything else even close.)
Original rhyme scheme - ABBA/ABBA/CDEDCE

Pungente Dardo (Sharp Dart)
Balletto;

In Praise of the Most Illustrious Lady
The Lady Costanza Conte Cuppis.

As is shown in the picture of the Cascarda Alta Regina, the people standing facing without taking hands, they will do the Riverenza grave with 2 Continenze, the 1 to the left, and the other to the right; then taking the right hand, they will do 2 Passi gravi, and 1 Seguito ordinario, starting it with the left: and letting go the hand, they will take the left hand, and they will do the same by opposite: of new letting it go, the man will do facing 2 Seguiti spezzati flanked forward, and 3 Trabuchetti, starting it with the left: the which also in the same time the lady will do back, with 2 Continenze, 1 to the right, and the other to the left.  After that they will return to do the same another turn by opposite, that is the lady forward, and the man back, except, that in place of doing the 2 Continenze, they will do the Riverenza.

In the second time, the man will take the ordinary hand of the lady, and walking they will do together 4 Seguiti ordinarii, 1 Continenza grave to the left, and 2 Riprese to the right, with 2 Puntate forward, then they will follow with 2 Spezzati, and 3 Trabuchetti, and the 2 Continenze, 1 to the right, and the other to the left, as of above: they will return also to do the same, starting with the right foot, and in place of the 2 Continenze, they will do the Riverenza.

In the third time, they will return to take the right hand, and will do 2 Passi gravi, and 1 Seguito ordinario, starting it with the left; then letting it go, they will change place, and will do 2 other Passi gravi, and 1 Seguito ordinario turned to the left, but starting it with the right; facing they will do then 2 Puntate, with 2 Seguiti flanked back.  They will return then to do the said Seguiti spezzati, and Trabuchetti, and Continenze forward, and back, with the Riverenza, as was being said in the first change.

In the fourth time, they will take the left hand, and will do the same change, which they will have done in the third time: except, that when the hand is let go, in place of turning to the left, they will be turned to the right, and each one will return to their place.

To the sciolta of the Sonata.

They will do 2 Puntate, 1 forward with the left foot, and the other back with the right, 1 Continenza to the left, and 1 Seguito finto with the right back, and to the end of this they will bend the knees a little, doing to manner of meza Riverenza, and changing place, they will do 4 Seguiti ordinarii, turning at the end to the left: facing then they will do another 4 Seguiti flanked: and taking both the hands, they will do 2 Continenze, 1 to the left, and the other to the right.  Finally, the man letting go the right, they will end the Ballo with the Riverenza.

Lute tablature, of the Balletto Pungente Dardo.


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