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Fugge il verno dei dolori
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Fugge il verno dei dolori by Claudio Monteverdi — Lyrics
Fugge il verno dei dolori
primavera degli amori
se ne torna
tutt'adorna
di fioretti
lascivetti
ma non torni tu già mai
Filli ingrata
di spietata
A dar fine a li miei guai.
Senti Zeffiro che spira
Vedi Amor che I'arco tira,
E c'invita
A dolce vita
Vita quieta
Vita lleta
E tu sorda, e cieca ahi lasso
Neghitosa
Disdegnosa
Ti starai qua duro sasso.
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About Fugge il verno dei dolori
Claudio Monteverdi's Fugge il verno dei dolori paints a vivid picture of spring's return, with the departure of winter's sorrows and the blossoming of love. The text contrasts the natural world's awakening with the unrequited love of the speaker. He laments the beloved Fillis's indifference, comparing her to a hard stone while nature beckons towards joy and sweet companionship. The poem urges her to abandon her disdain and embrace the happiness found in shared affection, using imagery of the turtle dove's sorrow and the blissful embrace of Filli and Amarilli. This secular madrigal for SSB voices captures the Renaissance spirit of elaborate word-painting and emotional intensity, exploring themes of love, nature, and human feeling.
