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Anima mia dolente
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Anima mia dolente by Giovanni Animuccia — Lyrics
Anima mia dolente, che non hai caritade,
chi sia, che ti sostenti,
in si gran povertade,
Giesu, ch'è pan di vita,
fatt' ha da me partita.
Deh quanti servi et quanti,
hà il tuo Padre in governo,
che di pane Abondanti,
vivon la state'l verno,
e tu pur l'occhio torci,
asilique di porci.
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About Anima mia dolente
Giovanni Animuccia's Anima mia dolente is a sacred motet for three voices (SST). The text, in Italian, addresses a sorrowful soul, questioning its lack of charity and lamenting its poverty. It contrasts the soul's destitution with the abundance enjoyed by others and describes the soul's tattered state, devoid of the glorious garments of paradise that Christ's suffering secured. The music likely reflects this devotional plea, with the three voices weaving together to express the text's earnest contemplation of spiritual need and the desire for divine comfort.
