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Corret, fiumi, a le vostre alti fonti
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Corret, fiumi, a le vostre alti fonti by Philippe de Monte — Lyrics
Correte, fiumi, a le vostre alte fonti,
onde, al soffiar de venti hor vi fermate,
abeti e faggi, il mar profondo amate,
umidi pesci, e voi, gli alpestri monti.
Né si porti depinto ne le fronti
stato pensieri e voglie inamorate;
ardend’il verno, agghiacci omai la state,
e ‘l sol là oltre, ond’alzò, chini e smonti.
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About Corret, fiumi, a le vostre alti fonti
Philippe de Monte’s Corret, fiumi, a le vostre alti fonti is a five-part Italian madrigal, setting a Petrarchan sonnet. The text explores the poet’s liberation from a powerful love that once held him captive. He uses a series of natural metaphors – rivers returning to their sources, mountains, the sea – to describe the profound change and confusion following his release. He laments that the world no longer seems as it once did, and though his former state of capture is now broken, he questions how this could have happened and declares that only death should have been able to undo the bond. The music reflects the complex emotional journey of the text, moving from a sense of natural flow to one of intense personal reflection and disbelief.
