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Ay que favor
Staff Notation • Sacred, Cantatas
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Ay que favor by José de Torres — Lyrics
Aria
Ay que favor,
que Maria es delicia,
del Dios del amor.
Ay que brillante,
su heroica deidad,
todo piedad,
se obstenta [ostenta?] mejor.
Recitado
Como centro feliz de las piedades, como solio en que el mismo amor habita, las gracias en su mano deposita, dando al hombre feliz, seguridades, O reina celestial! O madre pura! siempre entre todas, singular criatura, gocese, hoy mi cadencia venturosa, que te quiere aplaudir, virgen gloriosa.
Aria
Gocese, que en tu altar,
aplaude tan sacro brillar,
con que conseguir
piedo en tal lucir,
la pureza que ofrece
en fineza el premio dichoso
de fe singular.
Así mas rendida,
ya logro mi vida,
Maria sagrada,
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About Ay que favor
This sacred cantata by José de Torres for solo soprano in Spanish celebrates the Virgin Mary as the 'delight of the God of love.' The text, richly devotional, portrays her as a radiant, heroic figure, full of compassion and piety. The music likely reflects this with expressive and perhaps virtuosic writing for the solo voice, suited to the devotional Baroque style of sacred cantatas. The lyrics move from an aria exalting Mary's divine attributes to a recitative detailing her role as a celestial queen and pure mother, before returning to an aria of praise and personal devotion, culminating in a final section where the singer expresses newfound life and joy in Mary's light.
