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Di pensier in pensier
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Di pensier in pensier by Anonymous — Lyrics
Francesco Petrarcha
Poem 129 from Cansoniere (Stanzas 12 of 6)
Di pensier in pensier, di monte in monte
mi guida Amor, ch'ogni segnato calle
provo contrario a la tranquilla vita.
Se 'n solitaria piaggia, o rivo, o fonte,
se 'nfra duo poggi siede ombrosa valle,
ivi s'acqueta l'alma sbigottita;
et come Amor l'envita,
or ride, or piange, or teme, or s'assecura;
e 'l volto che lei segue ov'ella il mena
si turba et rasserena,
et in un esser picciol tempo dura;
onde a la vista huom di tal vita experto
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About Di pensier in pensier
This anonymous SATB madrigal sets a section of Petrarch's Cansoniere, poem 129. The text depicts the lover's restless journey, driven by Cupid from thought to thought, from mountain to mountain, seeking solace in solitary natural settings away from human habitation. Each landscape offers a temporary calm for the agitated soul, which swings between laughter and tears, fear and confidence, its expression constantly shifting. The composer captures this emotional turbulence, contrasting moments of agitation with fleeting peace, a common theme in the secular part-music of the Renaissance.
