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Fantasiant Amor
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Fantasiant Amor by Joan Brudieu — Lyrics
Fantasiant amor a mi descobre
los grans secrets que als pus subtils amaga,
e mon jorn clar als hòmens és nit fosca
e visc deço que persones no tasten.
Tant en Amor l'esperit meu contempla,
que par del tot fora del cos s'aparte,
car mos desigs no són trobats en home,
sinó en tal que la carn punt no'l torba.
Si fos Amor substança raonable
e que's trobàs de senyoria ceptre,
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About Fantasiant Amor
Joan Brudieu's Fantasiant Amor is a secular Catalan madrigal from the Renaissance. The text explores the complex nature of love, describing how the composer's spirit contemplates love so intensely that it feels detached from the body. He expresses a desire for a pure love, unburdened by carnal desires, seeking a love that is a 'reasonable substance' capable of rewarding merit and punishing demerits. The composer contrasts his own noble intentions, which are untroubled by temptation, with the base desires that often mingle with good intentions. He uses the metaphor of a lily among thorns to describe his refined will, suggesting that true lovers understand such moderation.
