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Ben venga, il pastor mio
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Ben venga, il pastor mio by Tiburtio Massaino — Lyrics
«Ben venga, il pastor mio.»
«Ben venga, la mia ninfa: anzi il mio sole!»
dicea sul vago lito al fin del giorno,
con soavi parole
Titiro e Lidia, pieni di desio.
Volavan d'ogni intorno
lieti scherzando i pargoletti Amori,
e in sulle labbia lor, s'uniro i cori.
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About Ben venga, il pastor mio
Tiburtio Massaino’s Ben venga, il pastor mio is a secular Italian madrigal for SSATB voices. It opens with a smooth, flowing texture depicting the joy of lovers meeting at day’s end, with playful Amoretti flitting around. The mood shifts dramatically in the second part as the lovers part at sunrise. Massaino captures their sorrow through plaintive melodic lines and a sense of resigned heartache, with the sorrowful Amoretti weeping alongside them as their hearts are torn apart. The piece explores contrasting emotions, from tender affection to profound sadness, all conveyed through the rich vocal textures of the Renaissance madrigal tradition.
