Canzon, di sera in Orïente
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Canzon, di sera in Orïente by Michel' Angelo Cancineo — Lyrics
About Canzon, di sera in Orïente
Michel' Angelo Cancineo composed this secular Italian madrigal for SAATB voices. The text, a poem by an unknown author, explores themes of nocturnal sorrow and longing. The speaker describes a restless existence, finding no peace even in sleep, and waking only to weep. The imagery contrasts the darkness of the speaker's internal state with the clarity of the day. The poem expresses a deep yearning for an end to this suffering, a desire to find eternal rest in the earth, the "universal mother," so that sleep might be final and the sun's light no longer disturb their peace.