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Cor mio voresti
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Cor mio voresti by Domenico Micheli — Lyrics
Cor mio
Che fai?
voresti saltar fuora
Che si nel petto mio forte ti muovi,
si voglio
Ohime perche?
perche tu provi la morte mille volte in ciascun hora.
Dunque tu mi vuoi trar di vita fuora
Morai?
si
M'amor vuol che poi rinovi?
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About Cor mio voresti
Domenico Micheli's Cor mio voresti is a striking example of Italian secular part-music from the madrigal tradition. Scored for a large double choir of SSATB voices, this work offers a rich and complex sonic palette. The text expresses intense emotional turmoil, with the heart yearning to leap from the chest, experiencing death a thousand times an hour. The lover questions this torment, understanding that death may be inevitable but also questioning renewal by love's will. The imagery of the heart as fire contemplating its dwelling in the beloved's icy breast adds a poignant layer to its desperate pleas and profound suffering.
