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Fammi una gratia, amore
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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4 editions of this piece
Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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Fammi una gratia, amore by Heinrich Isaac — Lyrics
Fammi una gratia, amore, i te ne pregho.
Di a madonna mia
Che di servirla el cor brama e disia.
Dille con tue amorose parole
Ch’a su ardenti rai mio cor si face
Come neve al sole e po’ ch’i gli mirai
La nocte e’l giorno altro non bramo mai;
Dille che di mirarla i’ non ardisco
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About Fammi una gratia, amore
Imagine a Renaissance court gathering, perhaps a feast or a private entertainment, where this delightful Italian secular madrigal might be performed. Heinrich Isaac's Fammi una gratia, amore is a charming three-part work for ATB voices, a perfect example of the secular part-music popular in the period. The text speaks of a lover's plea to Cupid, begging him to tell his lady that his heart yearns only to serve her. He describes how her beauty affects him like snow in the sun, and how he trembles and grows pale at the thought of her. He asks Cupid to beseech her for mercy, to speak to her of his burning love and to grant him just a moment's audience, so that she might read his fate in his eyes. It's a tender and passionate expression of unrequited affection, set with delightful musicality.
