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Ahi come a un vago sol
Staff Notation • 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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Ahi come a un vago sol by Claudio Monteverdi — Lyrics
Ahi, come à un vago Sol cortese giro
Di duo belli occhi ond'io
Soffersi il primo, e dolce stral d'Amore,
Pien d'un novo desio,
Sì pronto à sospirar torna il mio core,
Lasso non val ascondersi. Ch'omai
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About Ahi come a un vago sol
Claudio Monteverdi's Ahi come a un vago sol is a sophisticated example of the Italian madrigal. Scored for SATTB voices, it sets a poem by Guarini which speaks of the overwhelming power of love. The opening lines express how the singer's heart, stirred by the beauty of two eyes, feels the familiar pangs of love, acknowledging an 'ancient wound' that never heals. Monteverdi's masterful setting vividly portrays the text's emotional intensity through rich vocal textures and dramatic harmonic shifts, typical of his groundbreaking work in the genre. The interplay between Italian and Latin text adds another layer to this expressive Renaissance part-song.
