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Entro le dolci labra
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Entro le dolci labra by Marco Antonio de Pordenon — Lyrics
Entro le dolci labra
Alhor, ch'i colsi un bacio l'alma corse,
Et di più non tornar poi stette in forse.
Chiusa tra bei rubini, e perle uscita
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About Entro le dolci labra
Marco Antonio de Pordenon's Entro le dolci labra is an example of Italian secular madrigal part-music from the Renaissance. The text, drawn from Cesare Donelli Lollio's Rime of 1560, describes the overwhelming rapture of a kiss. The SATB voices capture the intense emotion of the poetry, with the music reflecting the lover's soul fleeing at the moment of contact, only to return, revived, with the beloved's life-giving light. The composer masterfully uses the vocal interplay to portray the heightened senses and the spiritual and physical union described.
