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Hor come, amor, tanto miracol fai
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Hor come, amor, tanto miracol fai by Giovanni Andrea Dragoni — Lyrics
Hor come, amor, tanto miracol fai
Ch'io senza cor, ella con doi ne viva,
Perche non togli il suo, perche no'l dai?
Poscia alla spoglia mia ch'à pena viva
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About Hor come, amor, tanto miracol fai
Giovanni Andrea Dragoni was an Italian composer of the late Renaissance. This SATTB madrigal, Hor come, amor, tanto miracol fai, is a secular work from this vibrant tradition of Italian part-music. The text explores the paradox of love, with the poet questioning how love can create such a miracle where he lives without a heart and his beloved lives with two. He laments that if her heart cannot be taken to fill his void, then at least her eyes, the source of his life and death, should not be so cruel and rebellious, despite their beauty. The setting offers rich opportunities for expressive interpretation of this Petrarchan theme.
