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Hor che vicin mi sento
Staff Notation • Secular, Arias
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Hor che vicin mi sento by Domenico Obizzi — Lyrics
Hor che vicin mi sento,
cruda Filli'à morire,
al mio lungo martire,
al mio mal, al mio duolo,
non chieggo altra mercè ch'un bacio solo.
Altro premio non bramo,
a miei tanti martiri,
a miei tanti sospiri,
ch'un sol de baci tuoi,
sol per poter morir contento poi.
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About Hor che vicin mi sento
This solo aria by Domenico Obizzi sets a text of unrequited love, where the speaker, feeling near death, begs their cruel Filli for a single kiss as the only reward for their suffering. They declare no other prize is desired, only this kiss to allow them to die content. The text laments Filli's ingratitude in denying this final request, asking if she would rather the speaker die in despair. The singer pleads for one last kiss before death, finding solace in the thought of dying content, dismissing the kiss as merely a breath of wind.
