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A Dio, Florida Bella
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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A Dio, Florida Bella by Claudio Monteverdi — Lyrics
A Dio, Florida bella,
il cor piagato nel mio partir lascio
e porto meco la memoria di te,
si come se co cervo trafitto suol
lo strale alato.
Caro mio Floro a Dio,
l’amaro stato consoli amor
del nostro viver cieco,
che se’l tuo cor mi resta
il mio vien teco com’ augellin
che vola al cibo amato.
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About A Dio, Florida Bella
Claudio Monteverdi's A Dio, Florida Bella is a secular madrigal for SSATB voices. The text expresses a poignant farewell, comparing the lover's departing heart to a wounded deer and his memory of his beloved to a bird flying to its food. The composer vividly depicts the scene with sighs, kisses, and whispered words exchanged by the river Tiber at sunrise, before the lovers finally part, entrusting their fate to heaven. Monteverdi masterfully captures the emotional turmoil of separation, weaving together the voices in a rich, expressive tapestry of sound.
