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Così bella voi sete
Staff Notation • Secular, Canzoni
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Così bella voi sete by Pomponio Nenna — Lyrics
Così bella voi sete,
Donna, che co' begl'occhi il cor m'ardete.
E nel mirar voi sola,
Ah qual dolcezza l'Anima m'invola.
Dolce amoroso foco
M'arde, mentr'io vi miro a poco a poco,
E pur in tal ardore,
Ah, che dolce morendo hà vita il core.
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About Così bella voi sete
Pomponio Nenna's Così bella voi sete is a secular Italian canzona for SSATB voices. The text expresses the intense and paradoxical nature of love, where the beloved's beauty ignites a burning passion in the heart. The poet describes a sweet, amorous fire that consumes him, leading to a delightful death and rebirth, akin to the mythical phoenix eternally renewing itself in the sun's embrace. This five-voice setting captures the Renaissance ideal of madrigalism, where the musical lines closely follow the text's emotional contours, painting a vivid picture of overwhelming affection and the exquisite pain of love's devotion.
