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Ahime qual' empio sorte
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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Ahime qual' empio sorte by Luca Marenzio — Lyrics
Ahime qual' empia sorte
mi minaccia la morte,
che morro, o mia vita,
e mio ben se da me fate partita.
Piu mi dole il partire
che non farà il morire,
ch'è piu morto che vivo,
chi di chi ama et adorare sta privo.
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About Ahime qual' empio sorte
Luca Marenzio's Ahime qual' empio sorte is a secular Italian madrigal for SSB. The text expresses the composer's despair at being separated from his beloved, finding the parting more painful than death itself. He laments that life without his loved one is worse than dying, and that even in death, his soul will remain with her. The poem concludes with a declaration of blissful death, as he wishes to die with his beloved and be forever united with her.
