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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.

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Composer: Jacquet de Berchem
Format: Staff
Language: Italian
Pages: 4 pages
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Consumando by Jacquet de Berchem — Lyrics

Non à tanti animali il mar fra l'onde, né lassú sopra 'l cerchio de la luna vide mai tante stelle alcuna notte, né tanti augelli albergan per li boschi, né tant'erbe ebbe mai il campo né piaggia, quant'à 'l io mio cor pensier' ciascuna sera. Di dí in dí spero ormai l'ultima sera che scevri in me dal vivo terren l'onde et mi lasci dormire in qualche piaggia, ché tanti affanni uom mai sotto la luna non sofferse quant'io: sannolsi i boschi, che sol vo ricercando giorno et notte. Io non ebbi già mai tranquilla notte, ma sospirando andai matino et sera, poi ch'Amor femmi un cittadin de' boschi. Ben fia, prima ch'i' posi, il mar senz'onde, et la sua luce avrà 'l sol da la luna, e i fior d'april morranno in ogni piaggia. Consumando mi vo di piaggia in piaggia el dí pensoso, poi piango la notte;
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About Consumando

This secular Italian madrigal by Jacquet de Berchem for SATTB voices vividly expresses the singer's profound suffering and sleepless nights. The text draws extensive comparisons between the singer's overwhelming sorrow and the vastness of nature – the sea, the stars, the birds in the woods, and the fields. The poet laments that no creature, no matter how numerous, experiences as many afflictions as they do. There is a fervent desire for the final evening, a release from life's troubles, and the hope of finding peace, even comparing this wish to unnatural events like a waveless sea or the sun receiving light from the moon. The music would have been intended for a small, skilled ensemble, typical of Renaissance chamber music.