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Amo e non nacque del mio amor (Terza stanza)
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Amo e non nacque del mio amor (Terza stanza) by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina — Lyrics
Amo, e non nacque del mio amor giamai
Questo verme crudel ch'altrui divora.
Amo quant'amar poss'i santi rai
Del mio bel sol che nostr'etad'honora,
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About Amo e non nacque del mio amor (Terza stanza)
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was a towering figure of the Roman School, renowned for his mastery of Renaissance polyphony. This excerpt, Amo e non nacque del mio amor (Terza stanza), is a secular madrigal for SATB voices, sung in Italian. The text speaks of an enduring, almost paradoxical love. The singer loves, yet their love has not given rise to a cruel worm that devours others; instead, they love what their beloved's holy gaze honors. Despite experiencing no prior sorrow that pains others as much as themselves, love's force unleashes within, paradoxically causing the singer to soar above the heavens while lying on the earth.
