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Amoroso pastorello
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Amoroso pastorello by Giovanni Ghizzolo — Lyrics
Amoroso pastorello se ti credi'esser piu bello,
di quel vago'e bei Narciso, fuga le limpi d'acqu'il tuo bel viso.
Esca placida quiete O t'invite'stiva sete,
ecco gl'occhi miei son pronti stillar ohi me di lagrime due fonti.
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About Amoroso pastorello
Giovanni Ghizzolo's Amoroso pastorello is a solo song for soprano and bass, written in Italian. It belongs to the secular madrigal tradition, a genre of Renaissance part-music. The text speaks of a shepherd boy who, believing himself more beautiful than Narcissus, flees his reflection in the water. The singer laments that their tears will only be more precious to the cruel beloved the more they fall, and that their suffering brings him joy. This expressive solo offers a poignant exploration of unrequited love and the pain of cruelty, allowing a single voice to convey a powerful emotional narrative.
