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Frate mio caro, senza te non voglio
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Frate mio caro, senza te non voglio by Lodovico Agostini — Lyrics
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Spirto gentile, che ne' tuoi verdi anni
Prendesti verso il Ciel l'ultimo volo,
E me lasciasti qui misero e solo
A lagrimar i miei, più che i tuoi danni:
Pon dal Ciel mente, in quanti amari affanni
Sia la mia vita, assai peggio, che morte:
Mira, qual dura sorte
Vivo mi tien qua giù contro mia voglia,
Acciò ch'io viva eternamente in doglia.
Che quando torna a la memoria, quando
Torna per me quel sempre acerbo giorno,
Che salisti all'eterno alto soggiorno,
Tremo de la pietà, vo lagrimando,
E tremo, e agghiaccio meco ripensando,
Come morte abbia que' due lumi spenti,
Che i miei lieti e contenti
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About Frate mio caro, senza te non voglio
Lodovico Agostini’s Frate mio caro, senza te non voglio is a moving secular madrigal for SATTB voices. The text is a heartfelt lament from a survivor addressing his deceased brother, yearning for spiritual solace. The poet describes the profound sorrow and unending grief caused by his brother’s untimely death, a loss that renders life itself worse than death. The composer captures this intense personal anguish through the expressive Italian text, painting a poignant picture of a soul consumed by loss and longing for reunion. This work, typical of Renaissance part-music, explores the depths of human emotion with compelling vocal writing.
