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Il cor che mi rubasti
Staff Notation • Secular, Canzonette
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Il cor che mi rubasti by Orazio Vecchi — Lyrics
Il cor che mi rubasti
homai vorebbe
Si glie n’increbbe
Tornar nel primo loco
Ch’ei non po' più soffrir l’ardente foco
Mandalo un poco.
Poscia che di pietade
Invece n’hebbe
(Chi’l crederebbe)
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About Il cor che mi rubasti
Orazio Vecchi’s Il cor che mi rubasti is a canzonetta for eight voices in two choirs (SAAT and STTT). The text expresses the singer's desperate plea to a lover who has stolen his heart. He begs for its return, unable to bear the burning pain of unrequited love. He threatens to weep eternally if his heart is not returned, wishing for death to offer him release from his suffering. Vecchi’s setting captures the text's dramatic outpourings with lively, imitative writing and contrasts between the two choirs, making for a compelling and engaging performance.
