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Forza è che sempre
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Forza è che sempre by Luca Marenzio — Lyrics
Forz' è che sempre i grida,
che per pietà mi guida,
ai pazzarelli de piazza colona,
ch'ho smarito il cervel per amar donna.
Non mio gusto infinito,
di verde andro vestito,
hevro la testa rasa e diro per voi,
in questo stato son donna per voi.
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About Forza è che sempre
Luca Marenzio's Forza è che sempre is a secular Italian madrigal for SSB voices. It describes a lover's descent into madness for the sake of his beloved, a common theme in Renaissance part-music. The text paints a vivid picture of a man who has lost his senses, embracing his supposed insanity with a desire to be 'gifted' to his lady. He accepts the chains and punishments that come with such a state, hoping this will lead him back to his right mind, though the underlying sentiment suggests he is quite content in his amorous delusion.
