This edition was prepared by Willem Verkaik — free to download, print, rehearse and perform.
Con la bell'alba
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
Preview
0
0
Subscribed as
Want Sunday picks sent to another address too?
Free weekly email
Your choir should not be left out in what's trending
Sunday mass selections, psalms, and trending songs in your area — straight to your inbox.
Con la bell'alba by Giovanni Francesco Anerio — Lyrics
Con la bell'alba
i Zeffiretti intorno
spiran soave alla mia Clori et ella
si scopre in volto luminosa e bella.
Son le sue guancie
Di color di rose,
Vi scherzan sopra i fiori e le viole,
Gigli amaranti e ne begl'occhi il sole.
Gloria con bel trionfo à fo
à chi la mira,
Pargoleggiando amor di lei comparte,
Tanto che non può più natura ed arte.
Gioite amanti,
Tra suoni e canti,
Che porta Clori
vittoria e honori
D'esser più bella
Read full lyrics
About Con la bell'alba
Giovanni Francesco Anerio's Con la bell'alba is a charming secular madrigal for treble voices (SSB) with Italian lyrics. The text paints a vivid picture of dawn, where gentle breezes surround Clori, who awakens with a luminous and beautiful face. Her cheeks are compared to roses, with flowers and violets playfully adorning them, and the sun shines in her eyes. The poem celebrates her beauty, suggesting that love itself is captivated and that nature and art are surpassed by her loveliness. It calls on lovers to rejoice with song and music, as Clori's beauty brings her victory and honour, surpassing any shepherdess in a meadow adorned with flowers. This light-hearted celebration of youthful beauty would suit a convivial gathering or a program of Renaissance part-music.
