Gentil Dama – Colombina
Composer: Anonymous (Cornago?)
The probable composer of this work is Juan Cornago (c. 1400 – after 1475), possibly from La Rioja, a musician in the chapel of Alfonso the Magnanimous of Aragon. Besides the Colombina, the piece is also found in the Cancionero de Palacio
Lyrics
Gentil dama, non se gana
otro bien de vos mirar,
sy no ver y desear.
El deleyte que se faze,
mirando vuestra beldat,
notando vuestra bondat.
Gentle lady, no other good
is gained from looking at you
but to see and to desire.
The delight that comes
from gazing on your beauty,
from noting your goodness.
Credits
ACCADEMIA DEL PIACERE
Fahmi Alqhai, viola da gamba & direction
Gabriel Díaz, countertenor
Jesús García Aréjula, baritone
Javier Jiménez Cuevas, bass
Rami Alqhai, viola da gamba
Johanna Rose, viola da gamba
Carles Blanch, vihuela
Marta Graziolino, harp
Francisco Javier Núñez, organ
Pedro Estevan, percussion
Recording and editing (video and audio): Félix Vázquez
