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I saw my lady weeping
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.
SATTB · Brian Russell
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I saw my lady weeping by Alfonso Ferrabosco I — Lyrics
I saw my lady weeping, and Love did languish
And of their plaint ensued so rare consenting:
That never yet was heard more sweet lamenting,
Made all of tender pity and mournful anguish.
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About I saw my lady weeping
Alfonso Ferrabosco I's madrigal I saw my lady weeping paints a vivid scene of sorrow, where the lady's tears and Love's languishing create a lament of exquisite sweetness. The music reflects this tender pity and mournful anguish, so profound that even nature stills to listen. The floods cease their swelling and the raging winds are assuaged into a quiet calm, all attending to the profound sorrow expressed. This SATTB setting in English captures the emotional intensity of the text, making it a compelling example of secular Renaissance part-music. The intricate vocal lines weave together to evoke the depths of feeling described in the poem.
