Deh, hor foss' io col vago de la luna

Orlando di Lasso's Deh, hor foss' io col vago de la luna is a secular Italian madrigal for SATB voices. The music opens with a sense of longing, echoing the text's desire to escape the world and find solace in nature with a loved one. The composer's skill in word-painting vividly conveys the imagery of moonlit woods and the wish for eternal twilight, making this a rich and expressive Renaissance part-song. The interplay between the four voices creates a compelling emotional landscape, characteristic of the Italian madrigal tradition, where musical line and textual meaning are closely intertwined.