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La Pastorella mia spietata
Staff Notation • Secular, Arias
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La Pastorella mia spietata by Antonio Brunelli — Lyrics
1. La pastorella mia spietata e rigida,
Che notte e giorno al mio soccorso chiamola,
E sta superba, e più che ghiaccio frigida;
Ben sanno quasti boschi quant' io amola,
Sannolo fiumi, monti, fiere, ed uomini,
Ch' ogn' or piangendo e sospirando bramola.
Sallo quante fiate il dì la nomini
Il gregge mio, che già tutt' ore ascoltami;
O ch'egli in selva pasca, o in mandra romini.
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About La Pastorella mia spietata
Imagine a pastoral setting, perhaps a summer's day in the countryside, where this charming Italian aria would be at home. Antonio Brunelli’s La Pastorella mia spietata is a secular song for two sopranos and bass. The text expresses the singer’s unrequited love for a cruel shepherdess, whose indifference is contrasted with the singer’s constant longing. He calls to her day and night, but she remains distant and cold, like ice. The natural world around him – the streams, the mountains, the beasts, and even other people – bear witness to his deep affection. His flock also knows her name, hearing him speak of her as they graze. The echoing voices in the woods seem to mock his pleas, yet the trees themselves bear her name carved into their bark, spurring him to weep and sing.
