Amarilli Mia Bella
Giulo caccini's Amarilli mia bealla Is a fierce yet assertive poetic idea its meant to express ones love and prove ones faithfulness, begging the beloved to believe. Caccini sang as a tenor He worked for the medici family. This piece was identified as a madrigale its a term that describes a shortened written poem It was not a sacrit piece but written for secular pieces only. Caccini was very particular about how people sang his music. He wanted long expressed vowels, making sure the idea was being declared through every ending consonant.
Italian Text.
Amarilli, mia bella,
Non credi, o del mio cor dolce desio,
D'esser tu l'amor mio?
Credilo pur: Dubitar non ti vale.
Aprimi il petto e vedrai scritto in core:
Amarilli, Amarilli, Amarailli
è il mio amore.
Amarilli, mia bella,
Non credi, o del mio cor dolce desio,
D'esser tu l'amor mio?
Credilo pur: Dubitar non ti vale.
Aprimi il petto e vedrai scritto in core:
Amarilli, Amarilli, Amarailli
è il mio amore.
Amarailli è il mio amore.
English translation.
My lovely Amaryllis,
Don’t you know, O my heart's sweet desire,
That it is you whom I love?
Believe in my love; and if fear besets you,
Don’t doubt that it’s true.
Open my breast and see written on my heart:
Amaryllis, Amaryllis, Amaryllis, is my love.