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Ah del olvido
Staff Notation • Sacred, Villancicos
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Ah del olvido by Sebastián Durón — Lyrics
Estribillo
– Ah del olvido.
– ¿Quién llama?
Despierten los afectos al gemido.
Ah del olvido.
Ay!, mísero de mí, perdido.
Coplas
1. Despierte del amor
lo compasivo
al ver desvelado
llorando entre pajas,
tiritando al frío,
al que paga con llantos
mis delitos.
Ay mísero de mí, perdido
2. Sacuda el blando sueño
el albedrío;
no rinda obediencias
al dulce letargo;
niéguele el dominio,
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About Ah del olvido
Sebastián Durón’s Ah del olvido is a sacred villancico for SATB choir, sung in Spanish. The text is a dramatic lament, personifying 'forgetfulness' and calling on human affections to awaken to a piteous cry. The refrains and verses urge the listener to shake off complacency and the dangers of idleness, to find solace not in ease but in suffering, and to remain ever grateful. The music likely reflects this emotional journey through rich harmonic language and contrapuntal interplay, characteristic of the late Baroque villancico tradition in Spain.
