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Convite da el amor
Staff Notation • Sacred, Cantatas
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Convite da el amor by José de Torres — Lyrics
Recitado
Convite da el amor en que se ofrece
el propio amor divino a todo afecto amante que apetece,
el manjar peregrino con que vive contento
siendo del alma mistico alimento,
todo está en cada parte que piadoso reparte,
queriendo en muchas partes dividirse,
por mas comunicarse y distribuirse.
Aria
No hay mas trofeo,
que aspire el deseo,
si le consiguió,
no, no, no, no.
Que en sacrificio,
por beneficio,
amor le dio.
Recitado
El nevado accidente
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About Convite da el amor
José de Torres, a Spanish composer of the Baroque era, wrote this sacred cantata for solo alto voice. The text, in Spanish, speaks of divine love offering itself as mystical nourishment to the soul. It describes the 'pilgrim's food' with which the lover is content, and the way this divine love divides itself to be communicated and distributed more widely. The text continues to explore themes of divine glory veiled by a 'snowy accident', suggesting that this concealment is a sign of refinement, protecting mortals from overwhelming divine light while still offering abundant remedies for loving souls.
