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Giunto m'à Amor fra belle et crude braccia
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Giunto m'à Amor fra belle et crude braccia by Adrian Willaert — Lyrics
Giunto m’à Amor fra belle et crude braccia,
che m’ancidono a torto; et s’io mi doglio,
doppia ’l martir; onde pur, com’io soglio,
il meglio è ch’io mi mora amando, et taccia:
ché poria questa il Ren qualor piú agghiaccia
arder con gli occhi, et rompre ogni aspro scoglio;
et à sí egual a le bellezze orgoglio,
che di piacer altrui par che le spiaccia.
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About Giunto m'à Amor fra belle et crude braccia
Adrian Willaert's Giunto m'à Amor fra belle et crude braccia is a secular madrigal for SATTB or SATBarB voices, sung in Italian. The text depicts a lover ensnared by a beautiful but cruel beloved, whose icy gaze and proud demeanor offer no solace. Despite the beloved's stony heart, the speaker finds death preferable to ceasing his love, believing that his enduring hope and sighs can never be extinguished by her disdain or dark expressions. Willaert's setting captures the intense emotional conflict and the poetic imagery of Petrarchan love, a hallmark of the Renaissance madrigal tradition.
