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Ancide sol la Morte
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Ancide sol la Morte by Pomponio Nenna — Lyrics
Ancide sol la Morte,
E tu, mio core, che la vita sei,
Ancider non mi puoi
Col dolce colpo de’ begli occhi tuoi?
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About Ancide sol la Morte
Pomponio Nenna's Ancide sol la Morte sets a poignant Italian text that questions the power of death in the face of overwhelming love. The poet laments that only death can truly kill, yet asks how his beloved's eyes, the source of his life, can possibly harm him. He declares he would die gladly for her if a mortal wound could issue from such vital beauty. This secular madrigal for SATB voices captures the intense, paradoxical emotions of unrequited or deeply felt love, a hallmark of the genre. Nenna's setting likely explores the rich harmonic language and expressive word-painting characteristic of late Renaissance Italian polyphony.
