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Ch'i' t'ami e t'ami più della mia vita
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Ch'i' t'ami e t'ami più della mia vita by Antonio Cifra — Lyrics
Ch'i' t'ami, e t'ami più della mia vita,
Se tu no'l sai, crudele,
Chiedilo a queste selve,
Che te'l diranno, e te'l diran con esse
Le fiere loro, e i duri sterpi, e i sassi
Di queste alpestri monti,
Ch'i ho sì spesse volte
Intenerite al suon de' miei lamenti.
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About Ch'i' t'ami e t'ami più della mia vita
Antonio Cifra was a significant composer of the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods. This setting of Ch'i' t'ami e t'ami più della mia vita is a secular Italian madrigal for SATTB voices. The text, a passionate declaration of love, implores the beloved to ask the very elements of nature—woods, wild beasts, rocks, and mountains—to attest to the depth of the singer's devotion. The lyrics speak of the futility of questioning such profound faith when the beloved's own beauty is so immense, reflecting the vastness of the heavens and the earth. Cifra's madrigal likely captures the intense emotions and poetic imagery characteristic of the genre.
