Chi mi guida più cieco

Pompeo Signorucci's Chi mi guida più cieco is a secular madrigal for double SATB choir. The text explores a dialogue between the narrator and an echo, who ironically answers his lamentations with words that seem to offer comfort but ultimately deepen his despair. The narrator questions who will guide him, the echo replies 'Eco' (echo). He asks who will console his tears, the echo answers 'Io' (I), then 'Hore' (hours), 'Esce' (comes out), 'Vita' (life), 'Piace' (pleases), 'Vero' (true), 'Amo' (I love) and finally 'Mente' (mind) and 'Pace' (peace). The echo's responses highlight the futility of his pleas and the inescapable nature of his suffering, as even 'peace' is ironically presented as a state of mind unattainable through his beloved, love-blinded Cupid.