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L'amara dispartita
Staff Notation • Secular, Canzonette
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L'amara dispartita by Gemignano Capilupi — Lyrics
L'amara dispartita, a lagrimar, a sospirar m'invita;
E se'l ritorno caro
tosto non addolcisse il piant' amoro,
vedrass'in ogni loco
scintillar fuor l'ardente miogran foco.
L'aspro dolor ondio,
verso ad' ognor, un lacrimoso rio,
farà ch'in poco d'hore,
l'anima mia per gl'occhi uscira fuore,
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About L'amara dispartita
The bitter parting, the text proclaims, invites tears and sighs, with a longing for return to sweeten sorrow. If this does not happen, the singer's great, burning love will be evident everywhere. The harsh pain flows like a tearful river, threatening to spill the soul through the eyes or fill the heart with a constant storm. Yet, if a kinder sky dispels this cloudy veil, the departure will be gentle, the flame extinguished, and martyrdom turned to joy. The singer will reach a place where all ills are extinguished, having conquered waves and wind. This secular canzonetta for three voices (SST) in Italian explores these intense emotions with dramatic imagery.
