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Filli tu sei più bella
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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Filli tu sei più bella by Luca Marenzio — Lyrics
Filli tu sei più bella
Di quelle vaga stella
Ch'accompagnar il sole
Quand ei si stende
al l'occidente suole
Poi farsi all' alba scorta
Ch'a te vicina e tenebrosa e smorta.
Filli tu sei più cruda
E di pietà più ignuda
Di quella trigr' Hircana
Ch'orba di figli in voce
horrida e strana
Geme la sua sventura
Di questa mia men
aspra e via men dura,
Io son'il più costante
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About Filli tu sei più bella
Luca Marenzio's Filli tu sei più bella is a secular Italian madrigal for SAATB voices. The text vividly compares the beloved Filli to celestial bodies and a ferocious tigress, ultimately lamenting her cruelty. The composer's setting captures the dramatic shifts in emotion, moving from ardent praise to despair. Marenzio was a master of word-painting, and this piece allows singers to explore a rich palette of colours to express the text's poignant narrative of unrequited love and unwavering devotion, even in the face of harsh rejection. It is a fine example of the sophisticated Italian madrigal tradition of the late Renaissance.
