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Da fuoco così bel (Prima stanza)
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Da fuoco così bel (Prima stanza) by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina — Lyrics
Da fuoco così bel nasc'il mio ardore
Ch'in me si face eterno sol desio.
Il laccio con che l'alm'avins'amore
È tal ch'in piacer volge il martir mio.
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About Da fuoco così bel (Prima stanza)
Palestrina captures the exquisite agony of unrequited love in this exquisite Italian madrigal for SATB. The opening lines speak of a burning ardour, an eternal desire born from a beautiful fire, where the snare of love transforms torment into pleasure. The singer laments that their soul is bound, finding no peace and no escape from this singular, sweet torment. This is a quintessential example of secular Renaissance part-music, rich with the expressive harmonies and contrapuntal skill for which Palestrina is renowned.
