Decameron (Day The Thirty Eighth) Lyrics

The Eighth Story Ferondo, Having Swallowed A Certain Powder, Is Entombed For Dead And Being Taken Forth Of The Sepulchre By The Abbot, Who Enjoyeth His Wife The While, Is Put In...Read Full Lyrics

The Ninth Story Gillette De Narbonne Recovereth The King Of France Of A Fistula And Demandeth For Her Husband Bertrand De Roussillon, Who Marrieth Her Against His Will And Betak...Read Full Lyrics

The First Story Tancred, Prince Of Salerno, Slayeth His Daughter's Lover And Sendeth Her His Heart In A Bowl Of Gold; Whereupon, Pouring Poisoned Water Over It, She Drinketh The...Read Full Lyrics

The Second Story Fra Alberto Giveth A Lady To Believe That The Angel Gabriel Is Enamoured Of Her And In His Shape Lieth With Her Sundry Times; After Which, For Fear Of Her Kinsm...Read Full Lyrics

The Sixth Story Andrevuola Loveth Gabriotto And Recounteth To Him A Dream She Hath Had, Whereupon He Telleth Her One Of His Own And Presently Dieth Suddenly In Her Arms. What Wh...Read Full Lyrics

The Fourth Story Gerbino, Against The Plighted Faith Of His Grandfather, King Guglielmo Of Sicily, Attacketh A Ship Of The King Of Tunis, To Carry Off A Daughter Of His, Who Bei...Read Full Lyrics

The Tenth Story Alibech, Turning Hermit, Is Taught By Rustico, A Monk, To Put The Devil In Hell, And Being After Brought Away Thence, Becometh Neerbale His Wife Dioneo, who h...Read Full Lyrics

The Third Story Three Young Men Love Three Sisters And Flee With Them Into Crete, Where The Eldest Sister For Jealousy Slayeth Her Lover. The Second, Yielding Herself To The Duk...Read Full Lyrics

Here Beginneth the Fourth Day of the Decameron Wherein Under the Governance of Filostrato Is Discoursed of Those Whose Loves Have Had Unhappy Endings Dearest ladies, as well by ...Read Full Lyrics

"It chanceth oft, dearest ladies, that he who studieth to befool others, and especially in things reverend, findeth himself with nothing for his pains but flouts and whiles cometh ...Read Full Lyrics