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Donna, siam rei di morte
Staff Notation • Secular, Arias
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Donna, siam rei di morte by Girolamo Frescobaldi — Lyrics
Donna, siam rei di morte, Errasti, errai,
Di perdon non son degni i nostri errori;
Tu, ch'aventasti in me sì fieri ardori,
(Io, che le fiamme a sì bel Sol furai.)*
Io ch'à sì caro Sol gli occhi levai.
Io, ch'una Fera rigida adorai,
Tu, che sosti sord' Aspe a'miei dolori,
Tu ne l'ire ostinata, io negli amori,
Tu pur troppo sdegnasti, io troppo amai.
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About Donna, siam rei di morte
Girolamo Frescobaldi's secular aria, Donna, siam rei di morte, presents a dramatic scene of lovers facing eternal damnation for their transgressions. The text, drawn from Giambattista Marino's poetry, speaks of inescapable guilt and the fiery punishment awaiting them in the afterlife. The lyrics vividly portray a mutual sense of sin, with the lovers acknowledging their intense passions and stubbornness as the cause of their impending doom. The solo bass setting allows for a deeply personal and emotive delivery of this lament, as the singer embodies the despair of two souls condemned to an everlasting inferno, forever bound by their earthly affections even in damnation.
