Il bianco e dolce cigno

Dillan Burnett, Jourdan Elterman, Porter Hiatt and Matthew Tang sing "Il bianco e dolce cigno" by Jacques Arcadelt, which was published in 1539. Text: Il bianco e dolce cigno cantando more. Ed io piangendo giung’al fin del viver mio. Stran’e diversa sorte, ch’ei more sonsolato, ed io moro beato. and I die blessed. Morte che nel morire, m’empie di gioia tutt’e di desire. Se nel morir, altro dolor non sento, di mille mort’il di sarei contento. Translation: The white and sweet swan dies singing. And I, weeping, come to the end of my life. Strange and different fate, that it dies disconsolate, Death that in dying, I am filled with joy and desire. If in death, I don’t feel any pain, with a thousand deaths a day I would be content. Recorded October 21, 2024 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Released as a part of "From Glory and Grace, to Vineyards and Valleys," available on all streaming platforms December 1, 2024.