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Con la rete cogli el vento
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Con la rete cogli el vento by Francesco d'Ana — Lyrics
Con la rete cogli el vento
Qual che serve a suo suantagio
Per chio servo hormai non agio
Se non pene affanni e stento
Con la rete cogli el vento
Qual che serve a suo suantagio
El pastor che ala campagna
Se pur va drieto alarmento
E sel serve el fe guadagna
Tanto chel vive contento
Et io sempre in pagamento
Mal per mal per mio vantagio
Per chio servo...
S'el valente e bon soldato
Stenta in campo et ha martire
E glie poi remunerato
Del suo stento e bon servire
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About Con la rete cogli el vento
Francesco d'Ana’s Con la rete cogli el vento is a secular Italian madrigal for SATB choir. The music opens with a clear sense of the text’s central metaphor, voices weaving together to depict the futility of trying to catch the wind with a net. The composer uses the interplay of the four parts to illustrate the singer’s lament: if a shepherd gains contentment from his labour, and a soldier is rewarded for his hardship, the singer, despite his efforts and suffering, gains only pain and struggle. The composer’s musical setting reflects this sense of unrewarded toil, with rich harmonies and expressive vocal lines.
