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Come esser può che non sei stanco
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Come esser può che non sei stanco by Andrea Gabrieli — Lyrics
Come esser può che non sei stanco, Amore,
se pur sazio non sei
di saettarmi il core?
Vedi, crudel, ch'i' porto
il petto in mille parti aperto in guisa
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About Come esser può che non sei stanco
Imagine a lively Renaissance gathering, perhaps a courtly entertainment. Into this setting, Andrea Gabrieli’s secular madrigal Come esser può che non sei stanco would fit perfectly. Scored for SAAATB, this Italian work explores the pain and paradox of love. The text laments how Love cannot tire of striking the heart, even when the singer’s chest is already wounded. The composer uses the complex vocal arrangement to vividly portray the emotional turmoil, with the varied vocal lines interweaving to express the singer’s plea: if Love truly desires to see him dead, it should strike his soul, which is the only part of him still alive. This madrigal offers a dramatic and intricate musical setting of a passionate text.
