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Amor ben puoi
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Amor ben puoi by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina — Lyrics
False Love now shoot and spare not,
false Love now do thy worst I care not,
and to dispatch me, use all thine art
and all thy craft to catch me,
for youth amiss bestow'd, I now repent me,
and for my faults I languish,
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About Amor ben puoi
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was a master of Renaissance polyphony. His secular madrigal Amor ben puoi is written for ATBB voices. The text expresses a defiant rejection of false love, with the singer declaring they no longer fear its arrows or flames. Having repented of youthful indiscretions, the speaker vows to live in freedom, free from the grief and anguish that love once brought. The musical setting is likely to reflect this resolute and independent spirit, characteristic of the Italian madrigal tradition.
