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Hor pur d'or
Staff Notation • Secular, Lute songs
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Hor pur d'or by Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger — Lyrics
Hor pur d'or il crin anch'io
pur le cigl'ho luminose
viva nev'e fresche rose,
son le guanci e’l petto mio,
rid' Amor sol col mio viso,
e le gratie nel bel viso.
Non e cor ch'a mio talento,
non ferisca e non ancida,
sol ch'io parh'e sol ch'io rida,
reco altrui dolce tormento,
dove splende'il mio sembiante,
ratt'ogiun volge le piante
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About Hor pur d'or
Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger was a prolific composer and lutenist of the early Baroque. This secular song, Hor pur d'or, is written for two sopranos and showcases the Italian tradition of lute song. The text expresses the singer's radiant beauty, comparing her hair to gold, her eyes to light, and her cheeks and breast to snow and roses. She declares that Love himself smiles from her face and that she can wound and kill any heart with a glance or a smile, bringing sweet torment to others. However, she laments that her beauty is unappreciated and that her beloved sighs for another. She questions when her heart will find peace and when Love will cease his fleeting ways, wondering if a reciprocal ardour will ever ignite within both hearts.
