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Ben mi credeva
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Ben mi credeva by Luca Marenzio — Lyrics
Ben mi credeva, lasso,
che'l mio cantar un tempo
grato fosse all'orrecchie alpestre e crude.
Che non è sterpo o sasso,
ch'almen tardi o per tempo,
vedendo le me piaghe aperte e nude,
e ciò che l'alma chiude
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About Ben mi credeva
Luca Marenzio's Ben mi credeva is a secular Italian madrigal for SATTB voices. The music opens with a sense of confident assertion, soon giving way to a profound lament. The composer paints a vivid picture of the singer's despair, believing his song to be unheeded by a cruel world. He contrasts his deep suffering with the indifference of nature, questioning why his pleas for pity are met with further pain. The intricate vocal lines, characteristic of the madrigal genre, weave together to express the singer's anguish and his futile hope for solace.
