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Cinto il crin di biond'oliva
Staff Notation • Secular, Arias
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Cinto il crin di biond'oliva by Antonio Brunelli — Lyrics
1.Cinto il crin di biond'oliva
Prato intento a novi fregi
De suo Duci e de suò regi,
Di Bisenzo in fu la riva
Che fioriva
Di bei gigli e di viole
Fe sentir queste parole.
2.Questa pallida viola
Quasi vedov'e solinga
Real Donna lo teringa
Vero pregio,e di te sola
Si consola
Francia e spera ne tuo heredi
Rinovar Carli, e Goffredi.
3.Questo fior che dura eterno
Serenissimo mio Duce
Alla tua perptua luce
Al tuo provido governo
Sempiterno
Ti consacra il core,e dice
COSMO pio COSMO felice.
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About Cinto il crin di biond'oliva
This secular Italian aria for treble soloists (SSB) draws on pastoral imagery to praise its dedicatees. The first verse describes a meadow adorned with flowers, while the second offers a violet to a noble lady, hoping for renewed glory for France. The subsequent verses present a rose and a hyacinth to powerful rulers, Cosmo and Magdalena, respectively, seeking their lasting prosperity and imperial might. Brunelli’s setting would suit a concert programme looking for accessible, colourful vocal writing from the early Baroque period.
