A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Dal Segno

DAL SEGNO, 'from the sign,' or al Segno, 'to the sign'; the 'sign' being a , probably a capital S. 'Da capo al Segno ' is the full direction, as at the end of the second part of 'Consider, fond shepherd' in 'Acis,' the being in bar 2 of the first part.