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Dolci rosate labbia
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Dolci rosate labbia by Giulio Renaldi — Lyrics
Dolci rosate labbia
Ch'accogliesti tra voi lo spirto mio,
Quando sera mai ch'habbia
Tanto di gratia ch'io,
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About Dolci rosate labbia
Giulio Renaldi’s Dolci rosate labbia is a four-part Italian madrigal, a secular work from the Renaissance. The text expresses the singer’s overwhelming love and longing, describing how his spirit was captured by his beloved’s sweet, rose-hued lips. He yearns to return to her embrace, finding in her kiss both sweet suffering and a foretaste of paradise, comparing her joyful smile to heaven itself. This setting for SATB voices captures the emotional intensity and poetic beauty characteristic of the madrigal genre.
