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Arsi un tempo, e l'ardore
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Arsi un tempo, e l'ardore by Marco da Gagliano — Lyrics
Arsi un tempo, e l'ardore
Fù già soave al core;
Hor prendo Amor à gioco,
Fatto è ghiaccio il desio, cenere il foco.
Hebbi piagato il petto,
E fù il languir diletto;
Hor più non mi lamento,
Che saldata è la piaga, e duol non sento.
Presa fù l'alma al laccio,
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About Arsi un tempo, e l'ardore
For occasions when a choir wishes to present sophisticated Renaissance part-music, Marco da Gagliano’s secular madrigal Arsi un tempo, e l’ardore is an excellent choice. Set for SSATB voices in Italian, this work explores the theme of love’s transformation. The text, by Giambattista Marino, describes how a heart once consumed by passionate ardour now finds relief from its desires. The speaker recounts a past affliction, where pain was a pleasure, but now, healed and free, experiences no suffering. The chains of love are broken, and the soul, once ensnared, is now unbound. The madrigal concludes with a declaration of freedom and contentment, a celebration of independence from love’s former hold.
