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Dimmi, lasso, mio core
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Dimmi, lasso, mio core by Alessandro Savioli — Lyrics
Filli:
Dimmi, lasso, mio core,
Quand'havrà fine il mio sì lungo errore?
Core:
Incauta, hor come vuoi
C'habbiano fine i miei martiri, e i tuoi,
Se di me ti privasti,
Et à chi non mi volse, m'inviasti?
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About Dimmi, lasso, mio core
The dialogue between Filli and her Core ('heart') explores the pain of unrequited love and self-inflicted suffering. Filli questions when her long error will end, and her heart laments that its torments cannot cease because she has abandoned it and sent it to one who does not desire it. The heart feels rejected by both Filli and the object of her affection, leading it to hate its own state. Filli despairs if her fate will never change. The heart concludes that her suffering can only end in death. This striking Italian secular madrigal is set for SSATB choir.
