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Cupo è il sepolcro e mutolo
Staff Notation • Secular, Lieder
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
Solo Tenor · Paolo V. Montanari
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Cupo è il sepolcro e mutolo by Giuseppe Verdi — Lyrics
Cupo è il sepolcro e mutolo;
Tema il suo margo infonde:
Una regione incognita
In fosco vel nasconde.
Tace là dentro il cantico
Dell'ussignol : le rose
Dell'amistà non toccano,
Che le sue zolle erbose.
Invan l’afflitta vedova
Il seno, il crin si offende:
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About Cupo è il sepolcro e mutolo
Giuseppe Verdi’s Cupo è il sepolcro e mutolo is a secular song for solo tenor, setting Italian verse. The music opens with a sense of stillness, reflecting the somber imagery of the text. The poet contemplates the tomb as a silent, dark region, unknown and hidden. It is a place devoid of earthly comforts like birdsong or the roses of friendship, and untouched by the grief of widows or the cries of orphans. Yet, the text suggests that within this stillness lies the profound peace that humanity longs for, a final refuge from life's turmoil. This profound reflection on mortality and peace makes for an introspective and moving performance.
