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Ahi crud' Amor
Staff Notation • Secular, Arias
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Ahi crud' Amor by Lodovico Bellanda — Lyrics
Ahi crud' Amor, perche sopporti ch'io arda
per donna che mia pena veda,
e non la crede, a che per lei m'aventi
strali se non conosc'i miei tormenti,
non sai ch'el mio narar li non mi giova,
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About Ahi crud' Amor
Ahi crud' Amor is a secular aria from the Italian Renaissance, likely intended for a solo voice, perhaps at a courtly entertainment or informal gathering. The text expresses the singer's frustration with the god of love, Amor, for allowing him to burn with love for a lady who sees his pain but does not believe it. He questions why Amor sends him arrows if she does not know his torments, lamenting that his words do not help because she will not believe his suffering until she experiences it herself. He wishes that his lady might come to know his anguish, and perhaps, like Narcissus, fall in love with herself upon seeing her own beautiful face.
