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Ego flos campi
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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3 editions of this piece
Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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Ego flos campi by Claudio Monteverdi — Lyrics
Ego flos campi et lilium convallium.
Sicut lilium inter spinas sic amica mea inter filias.
Sicut malus inter ligna silvarum, sic dilectus meus inter filios.
Sub umbra illius quem desideraveram sedi, et fructus ejus dulcis gutturi meo.
Introduxit me Rex in cellam vinariam ordinavit in me charitatem.
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About Ego flos campi
Claudio Monteverdi's Ego flos campi is a radiant setting of sacred Latin text, likely from the Song of Songs, evoking the intimacy between Christ and the soul. The A voicing suggests a solo or small ensemble, allowing the richness of the madrigal-inspired lines to unfold. Monteverdi weaves a devotional narrative with flowing melodic lines and sensitive harmonic shifts. The music captures the text's imagery of the beloved as a flower in the field, a lily among thorns, and the longing for spiritual union. The text's progression from the beloved's beauty to the joy of shared love and the plea for comfort, fulfilled by the King's embrace, is mirrored in the composer's expressive musical language.
