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Giunto m'à Amor fra belle e crude braccia
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Giunto m'à Amor fra belle e crude braccia by Giaches de Wert — Lyrics
Giunto m'à Amor fra belle e crude braccia,
che m'ancidono a torto; e s'io mi doglio,
doppia 'l martir; onde pur, com'io soglio,
il meglio è ch'io mi mora amando, e taccia:
ché poria questa il Ren qualor piú agghiaccia
arder con gli occhi, e rompre ogni aspro scoglio;
et à sí egual a le belezze orgoglio,
che di piacer altrui par che le spaccia.
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About Giunto m'à Amor fra belle e crude braccia
Giaches de Wert's secular Italian madrigal Giunto m'à Amor fra belle e crude braccia is written for SATTB voices. The text, a sonnet by Petrarch, describes the poet's torment at the hands of love, represented by a beautiful but cruel beloved. He feels his suffering is unjust, and that his only recourse is to die in love and remain silent. He laments that her beauty is so perfect it could melt ice, yet her pride matches it, making her unreceptive to his pleas. Despite her disdain and dark countenance, he vows his hopes and sighs will never cease. Wert's setting would have reflected the intense emotional contrasts of the Petrarchan text, a hallmark of the late Renaissance madrigal tradition.
