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Cura gelata, e ria
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Cura gelata, e ria by Philippe de Monte — Lyrics
Cura gelata, e ria,
che turbi, ed aveleni
gli usati del mio cor dolci conforti:
se falso è quel che porti
deh perché teco meni
larve sì belle, e sì ben finti mostri?
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About Cura gelata, e ria
Philippe de Monte's Cura gelata, e ria vividly expresses the torment of a chilling and wicked sorrow that poisons the heart's comforts. The Italian text questions how such beautiful illusions and seemingly real monsters can be harbored by this torment. If what it presents is true, then it is revealed as even more false and deceptive. The music, set for SAATB voices, captures the emotional turmoil of jealousy and the despair of approaching death, rendering the composer's profound understanding of human feeling into a compelling secular madrigal.
