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Giunto è pur, Lidia, SWV 18
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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Giunto è pur, Lidia, SWV 18 by Heinrich Schütz — Lyrics
Giunto è pur, Lidia, il mio,
non so se deggia dire:
o partire o morire,
lasso dirò ben io,
che la mort’ è la partita,
poi che’n lasciando te
lascio la vita.
Ecco l’hora, ecco ch’io
A pen il posso dire
Son costretto a partire,
dammi Lidia, cor mio
L’ultimo bacio omai
L’ultimo adio
Così dico in partendo
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About Giunto è pur, Lidia, SWV 18
Heinrich Schütz's Giunto è pur, Lidia, SWV 18 is a dramatic Italian madrigal for a large choir of SSSAB and SSATB. It explores the intense emotions of farewell, as the singer contemplates leaving his beloved Lidia. The text describes the agonizing choice between departing or dying, recognizing that leaving her is akin to leaving life itself. The music vividly portrays the conflicting feelings of sorrow and desperate affection, with moments of lament punctuated by the pleas for a final kiss and farewell. The interplay between the vocal lines captures the pain of separation and the profound connection between the lovers, culminating in a poignant expression of inseparable hearts. This is rich, expressive part-music from the Renaissance.
