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Da poi chel tuo bel viso
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Da poi chel tuo bel viso by Rossino Mantovano — Lyrics
Da poi chel tuo bel viso
Pien de amorosa guerra
Si sciolse I pocha terra
Ogni spiro
E li ochii intorno giro
Credendo ritrovario
Sempre per troppo amario
E pur vol veggio
Dal di al altro seggio
Sali quella alma pura
Io persi mia ventura
Unde io ne moro
Che d'un si bel tesoro,
Per breve spatio amato,
A un ponto fui privato
Per mia forte
Hai troppo presta morte
E tu crudel destino
Che nel piu bel camino
Mi lassati
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About Da poi chel tuo bel viso
This SATB madrigal by Rossino Mantovano dates from the Renaissance. The text expresses the poet's grief and despair at the loss of his beloved, whose pure soul has ascended to heaven. He laments his lost fortune and his sudden deprivation of joy, describing his fate as too swift and cruel. The words speak of a heart consumed by a new ardour, yet deprived of its object. The poet concludes that he is miserable with heaven against him, having lost what he held dear, and that he will always mourn.
