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Chi vuol segguir Amore
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Chi vuol segguir Amore by Giovanni Antonio Rigatti — Lyrics
Chi vuol segguir Amore
è ognhor viver contento
tolga ogni speme all core,
ne pretenda mercede al suo tormento,
chi non potre pensier di speme o gioia
non prova nel servir tormento o noia.
Beltà che si desira
è rio veneno al petto
male si serve e mira
senz'havere alcun fine
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About Chi vuol segguir Amore
Giovanni Antonio Rigatti's secular madrigal Chi vuol segguir Amore is a poignant exploration of unrequited love. The text advises that to truly follow love, one must live contentedly by banishing hope from the heart and seeking no reward for torment. It further suggests that beauty desired is a venom, and serving it leads only to pain. The singer is urged to cast aside such a cruel pestilence, for while the heart may love, it should not hope. This piece for solo voice is a masterclass in Renaissance expressive vocal writing, reflecting the text's emotional turmoil with compelling melodic lines.
