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Donna gentil
Staff Notation • Secular, Canzonette
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2 editions of this piece
Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SSA · André Vierendeels
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Donna gentil by Giovanni Battista Locatello — Lyrics
Donna gentil, voi sete il mio bel Sole,
io son quell' herba detta gira Sole
che, senza il raggio del celeste ardore,
languendo more.
Deh luce del mio cor, caro conforto,
non t'asconder da me ch'io resto morto,
ne sah questi occhi miei, a mille prove,
volgersi altrove.
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About Donna gentil
This Italian canzonetta for three-part women's voices vividly expresses the singer's devotion to a 'gentle lady'. She is their sun, and they are the heliotrope, wilting without her radiance. The text implores her not to hide, as her absence brings death. The singer insists they can look nowhere else, turning and turning towards her light. If that light is absent, they feel they are dying, their eyes filling with tears, their form fading like a flower in the grass, consumed by bitter pain.
