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Ben veggio di lontano il dolce lume
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Ben veggio di lontano il dolce lume by Orlando di Lasso — Lyrics
Amor, che vedi ogni pensero aperto
e i duri passi onde tu sol mi scorgi,
nel fondo del mio cor gli occhi tuoi porgi,
a te palese, a tutt'altri coverto.
Sai quel che per seguirte ò già sofferto:
et tu pur via di poggio in poggio sorgi,
di giorno in giorno, et di me non t'accorgi
che son sí stanco, e 'l sentier m'è troppo erto.
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About Ben veggio di lontano il dolce lume
This secular Italian madrigal for SATB voices by Orlando di Lasso sets a sonnet by Petrarch. The text expresses the poet's weary journey in pursuit of love, personified as a guiding light. He laments that while love urges him onward, he lacks the wings to fly and reach his beloved. Despite his suffering and fatigue, he finds solace in the act of desiring and sighing for her, even if his desires remain unfulfilled. This polyphonic setting would suit a concert program seeking expressive Renaissance part-music, capturing the poignant themes of longing and unrequited affection with intricate vocal interplay.
