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Apollo, s'ancor vive il bel desio
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SATB · Allen Garvin
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Apollo, s'ancor vive il bel desio by Luca Marenzio — Lyrics
Apollo, s'anchor vive il bel desio
che t'infiammava a le thesaliche onde,
et se non ài l'amate chiome bionde,
volgendo gli anni, già poste in oblio:
dal pigro gielo et dal tempo aspro et rio,
che dura quanto 'l tuo viso s'asconde,
difendi or l'onorata et sacra fronde,
ove tu prima, et poi fu' invescato io;
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About Apollo, s'ancor vive il bel desio
Luca Marenzio's Apollo, s'ancor vive il bel desio paints a scene where the narrator implores Apollo to protect a sacred laurel branch, a symbol of past love. The text laments the passage of time and its effect on beauty, asking Apollo to clear the air of past impressions so that their beloved may appear, and use her arms to shade herself while seated on the grass. This secular Italian madrigal for SATB voices captures a poignant moment of reflection on enduring love and the ephemeral nature of beauty, set to Marenzio's characteristic sophisticated musical language.
