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Andar vidi un fanciul
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Andar vidi un fanciul by Luca Marenzio — Lyrics
Andar vidi un fanciul ignudo e cieco,
con l'arco rotto a passi lenti e tardi,
da la faretra sua versando i dardi.
Io che lo riconobbi al primo incontro,
perche gran tempo lo portai nel core,
gli dissi: ove vai, misero Amore?
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About Andar vidi un fanciul
Luca Marenzio's Andar vidi un fanciul is a secular madrigal for three voices (SST). The music opens with a sense of gentle movement, the three parts weaving together to depict the scene. The text, in Italian, describes the sight of a naked and blind Cupid, his bow broken and his arrows scattered. The singer, recognizing Love, asks him where he is going. Cupid replies that a proud and foreign woman has destined him to such a fate. Her eyes have stolen his kingdom, forcing him to wander like a beggar. Marenzio's setting captures the melancholic and charming narrative of the poem, with the inner voice often mirroring the lament of the text.
