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Ben mille volte al ciel
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.
SATB · Pothárn Imre
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Ben mille volte al ciel by Jacquet de Berchem — Lyrics
Ben mille volte al ciel questi occhi giro
In guisa d'uompur del suo mal pietoso
E mille volte piango e più sospiro
E dico: Ahi ciel quanto fosti ritroso
Poi dico: Ahi qual di me fu mai più fido
Qual più di me suggetto
E qual di me fu mai più sventurato
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About Ben mille volte al ciel
Jacquet de Berchem was a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance, active in Italy. This secular madrigal for SATB voices sets a passionate Italian text that explores intense personal emotion. The poet contemplates his suffering, his devotion, and his profound unhappiness. Yet, upon recalling the beauty of his beloved, he finds solace and declares himself born under a lucky star, worthy of loving someone so fair. Berchem’s setting would have been part of the vibrant tradition of Italian secular polyphony, where composers sought to express the human drama of poetry through music.
