Cruda mia Filli

Claudio Saracini was an Italian composer and lute player of the early Baroque period. His secular madrigal Cruda mia Filli is written for solo soprano voice, accompanied by lute (indicated by the continuo notation). The text expresses the profound suffering of a lover facing the cruelty of his beloved, Fillide. He laments that his hope and desire to see her again are dying along with him, and that she, by remaining cruel even in his dying moments, dooms him to a harsh fate, whether he lives or dies.