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Deh, avesse Amor così
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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Deh, avesse Amor così by Claudio Merulo — Lyrics
Deh, avesse Amor così nei pensier miei
il tuo pensier, come ci ha il viso sculto!
Io son ben certa che lo troverei
palese tal, qual io lo stimo occulto;
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About Deh, avesse Amor così
Claudio Merulo was a leading composer of the late 16th century. This secular Italian madrigal for three voices (SAT) explores themes of love and desire. The text, a Petrarchan sonnet, expresses the singer's wish that Cupid would plant the beloved's thoughts in her own mind with the same intensity that the beloved's face is imprinted on her heart. She imagines that if this were to happen, her lover's true nature would be revealed, her jealousy would cease, and she would be completely overcome by love, rather than merely resisting it.
