Dissertation on Birds of Prey and the Sport - the Falconry Heritage ...
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In this instance, <strong>the</strong> outcome <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> chase is not seen; Cino gives <strong>the</strong> impressi<strong>on</strong> that he<br />
will c<strong>on</strong>tinue to chase <strong>the</strong> falc<strong>on</strong> indefinitely. Usually, however, <strong>the</strong> audience is told <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> end <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> chase. Occasi<strong>on</strong>ally, <strong>the</strong> poet is successful, as in <strong>the</strong> following, put to<br />
music by Jacopo da Bologna, in which <strong>the</strong> poet is coached in his acti<strong>on</strong>s by ~ ove:~~<br />
Un be1 sparver zentil de pena bianca<br />
vol<strong>and</strong>o sopra l'aire s'ap<strong>on</strong>de<br />
in un be1 prato verde pien de fr<strong>on</strong>de.<br />
Amor, che de servirmi n<strong>on</strong> s'asc<strong>on</strong>de,<br />
me dice: - Va seguendo quel sparviero<br />
che rivira gentil, tant'e mainero. -<br />
Sisi del m<strong>on</strong>t'e tuto el zorno intiero<br />
l'<strong>and</strong>ai chiam<strong>and</strong>o in fin a meza notte;<br />
poi me colcai in mezo de due grotte.<br />
A l'alba el zorno aparv'ed io tornava<br />
e quel in pugno alora me volava.<br />
More <strong>of</strong>ten, however, <strong>the</strong> chase is unsuccessful: <strong>the</strong> lady is uninterested, or she<br />
bel<strong>on</strong>gs to some<strong>on</strong>e else. Here is a very bitter an<strong>on</strong>ymous versi<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> quest for <strong>the</strong><br />
53 Ibid., 583.<br />
Vola el be1 sparver di ram0 in ram0<br />
e i' vo per lo bosco<br />
cacci<strong>and</strong>o lui e 'quanto posso '1 chiamo.<br />
Que' par che dica: - I' n<strong>on</strong> ti cognosco;<br />
se tu me, piu n<strong>on</strong> t'amo. -<br />
E cosi provo l'amoroso tosco.<br />
Per gran dispetto giuro e per disdegno:<br />
- Ben te ne paghero, se mai ti tegno. -<br />
j4 Corsi, Poesie rnusicali del Tvecento, 49-50.<br />
j5 Ibid., 52.