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I tuoi capelli, Philli
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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I tuoi capelli, Philli by Jan Tollius — Lyrics
I tuoi capelli, Philli, in una cistula
serbati tengo,e spesso quand' io volgoli,
il cuor mi passa una pungente arristula.
Spesso gli lego, e spesso oime disciolgoli,
e lascio sopra lor quest' occhi piovere,
poi con sospir gli asciugo, e'nsieme accolgoli.
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About I tuoi capelli, Philli
Jan Tollius's madrigal I tuoi capelli, Philli is written for SSATBB voices and sets a poignant Italian text. The poem describes the singer treasuring strands of hair from Philli, often binding and unbinding them, and weeping over them. The singer laments Philli's cruel rejection and the world's indifference to their suffering, begging Philli to remember their past happiness and hoping that love survives the passage of death.
