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Hor veggio chiar
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Hor veggio chiar by Benedetto Pallavicino — Lyrics
Hor veggio chiar che ricoperte alquanto,
E non gia tutte spente furon mai,
le faville del foco, ch'io pensai,
Che fosse spento e me ne diedi vanto,
Anzi mi par ch'ogn'hor'e in ogni canto,
Del mio cor lasso crescano li guai,
E'l grave duol si che conviemm'homai,
Star sempr'in doglia e in amaro pianto.
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About Hor veggio chiar
Benedetto Pallavicino's Hor veggio chiar is a secular Italian madrigal for SSATB voices. The music opens with a sense of immediate intensity, the voices interweaving to depict the singer's turbulent emotions. The text expresses a lover's despair, realizing that the fire of passion, which he thought extinguished, has instead been rekindled, leading to ever-greater suffering. He laments that neither staying nor fleeing nor changing location can alleviate his pain. The madrigal concludes with a resigned acceptance of his fate, a slow fading away into sorrow and a life without end.
