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Gia risi
Staff Notation • Secular, Lute songs
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Gia risi by Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger — Lyrics
Già risi del mio mal mentre sperai,
pieta da due bei rai,
ma se mori speranza
sol tormentar e sospirar m'avanza.
Superba e gran beltà piaga non vede,
van to di lunga fede,
gloria Amor sincero
placa un core de suoi pregi altero.
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About Gia risi
Imagine a solitary moment, perhaps at the end of a reflective day, when the heart is given over to unrequited love. Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger’s Gia risi, for solo voice and lute, captures this mood perfectly. The Italian text speaks of past laughter at the pain of hope, now replaced by torment and sighs as hope has died. The singer laments that beauty is blind to sincere affection, and that love itself is deaf to sincere pleas. The words convey a profound sense of desolation, a feeling of being on the brink of death, yet still unable to repent of loving. This is a poignant miniature, ideal for intimate settings where emotional depth can be fully appreciated.
