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Di dì in dì vo cangiando il viso e 'l pelo
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Di dì in dì vo cangiando il viso e 'l pelo by Mateo Flecha el Joven — Lyrics
Di dí in dí vo cangiando il viso e 'l pelo,
né però smorso i dolce inescati hami,
né sbranco i verdi et invescati rami
de l'arbor che né sol cura né gielo.
Senz'acqua il mare et senza stelle il cielo
fia inanzi ch'io non sempre tema et brami
la sua bell'ombra, et ch'i' non odi et ami
l'alta piaga amorosa, che mal celo.
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About Di dì in dì vo cangiando il viso e 'l pelo
Mateo Flecha el Joven's secular Italian madrigal Di dì in dì vo cangiando il viso e 'l pelo is set for SSA voices. The text expresses the singer's unending devotion to a beloved, despite a changing appearance. He compares his constancy to impossible occurrences: the sea without water, the sky without stars. He resolves that only death or the beloved's pity can end his suffering, caused by the wound inflicted by Love's beautiful eyes. This exquisite setting captures the Petrarchan themes of enduring love and the torment of desire, characteristic of the madrigal tradition.
