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Come augellin che va di ramo
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Come augellin che va di ramo by Ruggiero Giovannelli — Lyrics
Come augellin che va di ramo in ramo,
A dar nel vischio dal desio sospinto,
Cerco le note ad una ad una e chiamo,
Di quel bel nome c'hò nel cor dipinto.
Belta, che primo incontro e l'esca, e l'amo:
Rara poi trovo ond'io son preso, e vinto:
Desio lei segue; e mentre spero, e bramo,
No, dice il fine in suon chiaro, e distinto.
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About Come augellin che va di ramo
This charming Italian madrigal by Ruggiero Giovannelli captures the yearning of a lover pursuing an elusive beauty. The text likens the pursuit to a bird, drawn by desire to a branch, searching and calling for the name painted in the heart. The beauty is both the lure and the trap, leading to capture and defeat. The singer expresses a mixture of hope and despair, bound by rare beauty and cruelty, unable to escape fleeting thoughts. The piece concludes with a poignant reflection on mortality, suggesting that if love's harshness does not yield, it will be not an Alpha but a cruel Omega, marking the end of life.
