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Benedetto sia lo giorno
Staff Notation • Sacred, Madrigals
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Benedetto sia lo giorno by Giovanni Animuccia — Lyrics
Benedetto sia lo giorno
Amor che m’illuminasti;
Con lo tuo dolce toccare
Lo cor tu mi riformasti;
L’amor che tu m’hai donato,
Como lo potrei mai dire,
Di conoscer mio peccato
E voler mene pentire.
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About Benedetto sia lo giorno
Giovanni Animuccia’s Benedetto sia lo giorno unfolds with a rich SATB texture, its interwoven lines creating a devotional atmosphere. Though catalogued with his madrigals, the text here clearly expresses a sacred sentiment: a profound gratitude for divine love’s illumination and transformative power. The choir director will find this a moving setting of a text that speaks of the heart being reshaped by God’s grace, leading to repentance and a deep longing for spiritual union. The Italian lyrics convey a passionate surrender, the voices expressing a yearning to be consumed by divine love, finding rest only in the embrace of Jesus. It is a work that moves from contemplation to ecstatic devotion.
