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Deh, dove senza me
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Deh, dove senza me by Bernardino Lupacchino — Lyrics
Deh, dove senza me, dolce mia vita,
Rimasa sei sì giovane e sì bella?
Come, poi che la luce è dipartita,
Riman tra’ boschi la smarrita agnella,
Che dal pastor sperando essere udita,
Si va lagnando in questa parte e in quella;
Tanto che’l lupo l’ode da lontano,
E’l misero pastor la piagne invano.
Dove, speranza mia, dove ora sei?
Vai tu soletta forse ancor errando?
O pur t’hanno trovata i lupi rei
Senza la guardia del tuo fido Orlando?
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About Deh, dove senza me
Imagine a scene of anxious searching, as the opening lines of this madrigal set the stage. The composer Bernardino Lupacchino crafts a poignant plea in Italian for his beloved, lamenting her absence and fearing for her safety. The text draws a vivid parallel between the lost beloved and a young lamb separated from its shepherd, vulnerable to the wolf. The music, set for SATTB voices, would suit a moment of heightened emotion, perhaps at the conclusion of a dramatic narrative or a poignant scene. Lupacchino’s setting captures the dramatic intensity of the text, evoking the lover’s desperate search and mounting despair.
