A la dolce ombra de le belle frondi
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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A la dolce ombra de le belle frondi by Paolo Animuccia — Lyrics
About A la dolce ombra de le belle frondi
A la dolce ombra de le belle frondi paints a vivid pastoral scene. The poet flees from a burning light, finding refuge not in the shade of hills, but beneath the branches of a laurel tree. This tree, a symbol of Apollo and victory, defends him from the celestial fire. He recounts how he has since searched in vain through woods and hills for branches and leaves as noble as those he first found. This secular Italian madrigal for SATTB voices captures the Renaissance fascination with classical imagery and the beauty of nature. Animuccia's setting would have been ideal for sophisticated private or courtly entertainment.