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Il dolce sonno mi promise in pace
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Il dolce sonno mi promise in pace by Jan Tollius — Lyrics
Il dolce sonno mi promise pace,
ma l’amaro veggiar mi torna in guerra:
il dolce sonno è ben stato fallace,
ma l’amaro veggiar, ohimè! non erra.
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About Il dolce sonno mi promise in pace
Jan Tollius’s Il dolce sonno mi promise in pace offers a poignant exploration of the contrast between blissful sleep and harsh reality. The Italian text laments that while sweet sleep promised peace, waking brings back the turmoil of war. The composer captures this emotional conflict in his setting for SSATTB voices. This secular madrigal, a form renowned for its expressive word-painting, vividly conveys the singer's weariness and their desire to remain in dreams, finding solace in illusion rather than facing the unsparing truth of waking life. The music likely reflects the text’s oscillation between peace and agitation, and longing and despair.
