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Gli occhi toi m'ha posto in croce
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Gli occhi toi m'ha posto in croce by Bartolomeo Tromboncino — Lyrics
Gli occhi toi mhan posto in croce
Tanto for dolci e suavi
De profundis ad te clamavi
Donna exaudi la mia voce
Gliocchi toi mhan posto i croce
Nel scoprir dun dolee sguardo
Nel scoprir dun dolce sguardo
que non miro i tuo bei lumi
Cosi dolce lieti i vista
Per anche gaudi el con consumi
Con speranza i desir mista
Se pieta da quei sagita
Desser pia de non te agravi
De profundis...
Se lhaduien che talhor miri
gliocchi toi con tua figura
par chel lume tuo me tiri
Assi el cuor che in quel si mira
Fe de quei sepultura
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About Gli occhi toi m'ha posto in croce
Bartolomeo Tromboncino's madrigal Gli occhi toi m'ha posto in croce depicts the torment and rapture of love, with the eyes of the beloved being the source of both agony and ecstasy. The SATB voices weave together to express the singer's plea, a cry from the depths ('De profundis') for mercy. He describes how a single glance from his lady can bring immense joy and consuming desire, tempered by hope. Yet, he also finds a sweet death in her gaze, with her eyes holding the keys to his life, acting as both tomb and salvation. This secular Italian part-song from the Renaissance captures the intense emotional paradoxes of unrequited or challenging love with intricate vocal interplay.
