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Come farò cor mio
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Come farò cor mio by Giovanni Domenico da Nola — Lyrics
Come farò cor mio quando mi parto
Se sol pensand’ a la crudel partita
Mi sento venir men l’alma e la vita.
Come farò cor mio quando io ,lontano
Sarò da gli occhi tuoi leggiadri e belli
Che m’aventar’ al cor mille quadrelli.
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About Come farò cor mio
Giovanni Domenico da Nola’s Come farò cor mio is a secular Italian madrigal for treble, bass, and tenor voices. The music opens with a sense of intense yearning, the voices intertwining to express the profound anguish of separation. The text laments the pain of parting, describing the beloved’s eyes as piercing arrows and their smile as a glimpse of paradise. The composer vividly captures the despair of being without the loved one, with the singer declaring a preference for death over the sorrow of departure. This short, expressive work offers a poignant reflection on love and loss, characteristic of the Renaissance madrigal tradition.
