This edition was prepared by Marcos Mato — free to download, print, rehearse and perform.
Alma che fai che pensi
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
Preview
0
0
2 editions of this piece
Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SSB · André Vierendeels
Preview
Subscribed as
Want Sunday picks sent to another address too?
Free weekly email
Your choir should not be left out in what's trending
Sunday mass selections, psalms, and trending songs in your area — straight to your inbox.
Alma che fai che pensi by Luca Marenzio — Lyrics
Alma, che fai che pensi ove riposi,
quei lumi gloriosi,
ahi, perche piu non miri,
tanti sparsi da me gravi sospiri.
Alma, che fai di quel vivace foco,
che mai mi dava loco,
che fian delle faville,
che rendevi al mio cor a mille a mille.
Read full lyrics
About Alma che fai che pensi
Luca Marenzio’s Alma che fai captures the restless torment of a soul lost in thought. The text explores the beloved’s absence and the lover’s increasing despair, questioning where the soul rests and why it no longer gazes at the beloved’s glorious light. The music expresses the lover’s sighs and the dying embers of passion. This secular Italian madrigal for SSB voices uses vivid imagery to depict a heart consumed by unrequited love, where flames have dwindled and only sighs remain. Marenzio’s setting skillfully portrays the deepening sorrow and the pleas for mercy from a heart slowly consuming itself.
