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Come esser può
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Come esser può by Philippe de Monte — Lyrics
Come esser può che ne la vostra mente
Possa giamai cader sì van sospetto
Che il mio desir s'accenda d'altro affetto
Di quel che move il vostro lume ardente?
Ne l'aperta mia fronte interamente
Legger potete ciò che chiude il petto
E i miei tristi occhi al vostro alto intelletto
Pon far fede di quel che l'alma sente
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About Come esser può
Philippe de Monte’s madrigal Come esser può is written for SAATB voices, a rich texture allowing for intricate interplay between the parts. The composer uses the five voices to explore the expressive potential of the Italian text, which is a secular poem of courtly love. The opening lines pose a rhetorical question about suspicion and pure devotion, asking how such doubt could enter the beloved's mind. The singer’s face is presented as an open book, her thoughts and feelings transparently displayed, with the eyes reflecting the soul’s true sentiments. The composer’s sensitive setting reinforces the textual theme of unwavering affection, suggesting that such love, once ignited by the beloved’s beauty, leaves no room for any other passion.
