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Come vuoi
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Come vuoi by Enrico Radesca — Lyrics
Come vuoi ch’abbia in te più fede Amore,
se mi tradesti forto fede il core,
se mi mostrasti,
poi m'ingannasti,
ahi fè fallace, ahi me.
Poi che nel petto mio rinova il foco,
con tue insinghe e’l mio mal prendi a gioco,
già d'amor pieno,
vid'il bel seno,
ahi core ingrato, ahi me.
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About Come vuoi
This striking Italian madrigal for two voices, soprano and bass, offers a dramatic and emotional exploration of love's betrayal. The text laments a lover's broken faith, questioning how love can be trusted when deceit has been so profound. The composer vividly portrays the pain of renewed passion met with cruel indifference, and the bitter irony of false hope. The music reflects this struggle, with the vocal lines expressing anguish and disbelief at the lover's ingratitude and the futility of continued devotion. It would be a powerful choice for a consort of voices looking to interpret the expressive intensity of Renaissance secular part-music.
