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Chi d'Amor vive in tormento
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Chi d'Amor vive in tormento by Giacomo Carissimi — Lyrics
Chi d'Amor vive in tormento
senza mai cangiar desire,
speri un di lieto e contento,
di darsi ne al suo martire.
Se non è di selce un Alma
à pietate al fin si desta
non fu mai si gran tempesta,
che non torn'il mare in calma.
Poca stilla un sasso frange,
non è sempre infelice,
Alma che piange.
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About Chi d'Amor vive in tormento
Giacomo Carissimi was a leading figure of the Roman school of composers in the 17th century. This Italian secular madrigal for solo voice explores the fluctuating fortunes of love, comparing them to the sea. The text speaks of enduring suffering with unwavering desire, suggesting that even the hardest heart can be moved to pity and that storms eventually give way to calm. It reassures that tomorrow's fate may be kinder than today's hardship, and that love ultimately rewards persistent devotion. The composer emphasizes that only those who persevere to the end are crowned with victory, and that a beloved face is not always cruel.
