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Deh, qual prova maggior
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Deh, qual prova maggior by Andrea Gabrieli — Lyrics
Deh, qual prova maggior donna volete
del mio crudel martire
che 'l vedermi morire?
Moro per voi e voi sì ve'l vedete
e così cruda sete
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About Deh, qual prova maggior
Andrea Gabrieli's Deh, qual prova maggior paints a vivid scene of unrequited love and suffering. The text expresses the singer's profound pain, lamenting that their beloved, witnessing their agonizing death, seems to take pleasure in it. The speaker pleads for a sign of acceptance, confessing they would die content if their beloved could find joy in their demise. This Italian madrigal for SAATB voices captures the intense emotional drama characteristic of the genre, with Gabrieli's music no doubt reflecting the text's passionate pleas and the lover's cruel fate.
