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Ahime pur s'avicina
Staff Notation • Sacred, Laude
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Ahime pur s'avicina by Luca Marenzio — Lyrics
Ahime pur s'avicina
Hormai quel crudo giorno
Da non far più con voi lieto soggiorno
Questa vita meschina:
E potrà esser mai,
Ch'io viva, ò duri sola in tanti guai?
Ahi mal beate Ancella
Homai sarò ben'io
Da le genti chiamata! odi cor mio,
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About Ahime pur s'avicina
Luca Marenzio was a leading composer of the late Italian Renaissance, celebrated for his madrigals. This work, Ahime pur s'avicina, is a sacred laude, a devotional song type popular in Italy. Scored for treble soloists (SSB), it sets an Italian text of profound personal lament. The words express the pain of approaching death and the separation from loved ones, a sense of earthly life ending and a plea for divine solace. The composer crafts intricate vocal lines to convey the text's deep emotion and spiritual longing, typical of the expressive Italian vocal polyphony of the era.
