Vincenzo Galilei - S´egli è pur mio destino (Arcadelt) - Lute Singer

Lute Singer - baritone, vihuela de mano One-take home-recording with cellphone, no editing. Music: Jacques Arcadelt (c. 1507-1568) - 2nd part of the 5 madrigal cycle ¨Chiare fresche et dolci acque¨ (1555) Intabulation: Vincenzo Galilei (1520-1591) Text: Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374) - Canzone CXXVI G-vihuela constructed by Francisco Hervás (2017) ------------------------------------------------------------ S&è pur mio destino e &cielo in ciò s'adopra, ch&quest&lagrimando chiuda, qualche gratia il meschino corpo fra voi ricopra, e torni l&al proprio albergo ignuda. La morte fia men cruda se questa spene porto a quel dubbioso passo: ché lo spirito lasso non poria mai in piú riposato porto né in piú tranquilla fossa fuggir la carne travagliata e l'ossa. If it is my destiny and heaven works towards this, that Love should close these weeping eyes, let some grace bury my poor body amongst you, and the soul return naked to its place. Death would be less cruel if I could bear this hope to the uncertain crossing: since the weary spirit could never in a more gentle harbour, or in a quieter grave, leave behind its troubled flesh and bone.