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Donna la bella mano
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Donna la bella mano by Ruggiero Giovannelli — Lyrics
Donna, la bella mano che nel donar porgesti,
rapì mentre voi desti,
il mio misero core.
Cara ladra d'Amore
se nel donar togliete,
rubando che farete.
Ma certo voi donate,
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About Donna la bella mano
This delightful Italian madrigal from the Renaissance, for SATTB voices, depicts a playful lover lamenting the theft of his heart. The text describes how the beloved’s beautiful hand, offered in a gesture, paradoxically steals his heart in the very act of giving. He calls her a
