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Damigella tutta bella
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Damigella tutta bella by Claudio Monteverdi — Lyrics
Damigella
tutta bella,
versa quel bel vino
fa che cada la rugiada
distillata di rubino.
Ho nel seno
rio veneno,
che vi sparse Amor profondo;
ma gittarlo
e lasciarlo
vo' sommerso in questo fondo.
Damigella
tutta bella,
di quel vin tu non mi satii,
fa che cada
la rugiada
distillata da Topatii.
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About Damigella tutta bella
Claudio Monteverdi's Damigella tutta bella is a secular madrigal for two sopranos and bass. The music opens with a sprightly dialogue between the voices, sketching out the text's lighthearted plea for wine. The rapid vocal interplay and clear melodic lines suggest a playful, almost flirtatious mood. The Italian text describes a lover's intoxication, not just from wine, but from a profound love that burns within. He asks for more of the 'ruby distillate' and the 'distillate of Topatii', likening his burning passion to the fires of Etna, yet finding a new, cooler flame that consumes him. This madrigal captures the Renaissance spirit of witty word-painting and energetic vocal textures.
