Today I decided to share one of my absolute favourite songs. "Morte merce", or "Welcome death" as it's title can be translated into English, is a 15th Century Italian song probably written by L. Gustiniani to a melody composed by Juan Cornago. In the second half of this performance by Ensemble Daedalus, an instrumental piece with similar title, "Mort en merchy" composed by Giles Binchois, is inserted. The song tells of the lament of a man who is so devastated being left by his lover that he willingly welcomes death, comparing love to the battlefields of war so common in late Medieval and Renaissance Italy.
Classical music ahead!
Era: Medieval/Renaissance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqBbsEcxasc