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A che più strali in vano
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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A che più strali in vano by Giovanni Bernardino Nanino — Lyrics
A che più strali in vano,
Per impiagarmi il core,
Avventar nel mio cor la vostra mano,
Voi me'l rapiste il vostro sen l'asconde,
Se bramate al mio cor dunque far guerra,
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About A che più strali in vano
This secular madrigal for SSATB voices sets a passionate Italian text exploring the futility of Cupid's arrows. The poet laments that his heart has already been pierced, stolen and hidden within the breast of his beloved. He urges her to attack her own breast where his heart resides if she truly wishes to wage war, suggesting that love's pain is intertwined with her very being. The composer Giovanni Bernardino Nanino skillfully captures the dramatic and emotional intensity of the words through his intricate vocal writing, typical of the late Renaissance madrigal tradition.
