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Deggio dunque partire (Ergo ne vis abire)
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Deggio dunque partire (Ergo ne vis abire) by Luca Marenzio — Lyrics
Deggio dunque partire,
lasso, dal mio bel sol che mi da vita?
Ohimè! chi mi consola e chi m’aita
in così gran martire?
Ahi, che partir pur deggio
la mia fortuna or che mi può far peggio.
Io partirò, ma il core
si resterà nel vostro volto divo;
si che s’io resto vivo
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About Deggio dunque partire (Ergo ne vis abire)
Marenzio's evocative madrigal expresses a lover's anguish at the thought of leaving their beloved. The text laments the pain of departure, questioning who will offer solace in such suffering. Even as the body is forced to leave, the heart remains, with life itself becoming a miracle of love. The composer captures the profound torment of separation, pondering whether the beloved will offer even a sigh of compassion should the worst befall. This rich polyphony for SAAAT,SSATB, sung in Italian and Latin, vividly portrays the depths of unrequited or separating love, a hallmark of the secular Renaissance madrigal tradition.
