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A caso un giorno mi guidò la sorte
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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A caso un giorno mi guidò la sorte by Andrea Gabrieli — Lyrics
A caso un giorno mi guidò la sorte
In un bosco di quercie ombroso e spesso,
Ove giacea un pastor ferito a morte,
Che la sua Ninfa in sen se l'havea messo.
La giovane gentil piangea sì forte
Sopra'l suo amante, che l'amante istesso,
Ancor che la suo piaga era mortale,
Piangea il pianto di lei, più ch'il suo male.
Vaga d’udir, come ogni donna suole,
E per veder che fine avea la cosa,
In un cespuglio, ove appena entra il sole,
Dagli occhi d’ambedue ne stetti ascosa.
Il Pastor nel formar delle parole,
E’l pianto de la Ninfa dolorosa
Parea che intorno l’aria e le contrade
Facesser lacrimar per la pietade.
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About A caso un giorno mi guidò la sorte
Andrea Gabrieli’s A caso un giorno mi guidò la sorte is a secular madrigal for three female voices (SSA). The composer uses the voices in a lively interplay, at times imitative, at times homophonic, to depict the poignant scene described in the text. The poet tells of a shepherd mortally wounded, found by the narrator with his beloved nymph weeping over him. The shepherd, though dying, is more distressed by his lover's tears than his own wounds. The composer masterfully captures the sorrow of the lament, with the music itself seeming to weep, mirroring the nymph's grief and the surrounding landscape's pity. The text, sung in Italian, unfolds with vivid imagery and emotional depth.
