Dilectus meus loquitur mihi

General information

Source of text is Song of Solomon 2:10–13 and has much material in common with Surge, propera amica mea, albeit with a different starting point.
See also My beloved spake for settings in English.

Notes on selected settings

Adiano Banchieri SATB (vv. 10 - 11) Philipp Dulichius SSATTBB (vv. 10-12a,13b) Josquinus ab Holtzen Dilectus meus a 4 SATB (vv. 10-12) Dilectus meus a 6 SATB & 2 trb. (vv. 10-12)

Giovanni Battista Mechi SAATB (vv. 10-12,13b) Orazio Vecchi AATT.TBarBarB (vv. 10-12) Orfeo Vecchi SMsATB (vv. 10-12) Ottavio Vernizzi SAATTB (vv. 10-12)

Settings by composers (automatically updated)

• Caterina Assandra — En dilectus meus  Latin SB
• Philipp Dulichius — Dilectus meus loquitur mihi  Latin SSATTBB
• Josquinus ab Holtzen — Dilectus meus a 4  Latin SATB
• Josquinus ab Holtzen — Dilectus meus a 6  Latin SATB
• Giovanni Battista Mechi — Dilectus meus loquitur mihi  Latin SAATB
• Orazio Vecchi — En dilectus meus a 8  Latin AATB.TBBB
• Orfeo Vecchi — En dilectus meus loquitur mihi  Latin SSATB
• Ottavio Vernizzi — Dilectus meus loquitur mihi  Latin SAATTB

Text and translations

Latin text 10  [En] Dilectus meus loquitur mihi: Surge propera, amica mea, [columba mea,] formosa mea et veni 11  Jam enim hiems transiit, imber abiit et recessit. 12a  Flores apparuerunt in terra nostra, tempus putationis advenit. 12b  Vox turturis audita est in terra nostra; 13a  Ficus protulit grossos suos; vineae florentes dederunt odorem suum. 13b Surge , amica mea, speciosa mea, et veni.

English translation 10  My beloved spake and said unto me: rise, my love, my dove, my fair one, and come away; 11  for lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone. 12a  The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds has come, 12b  and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land. 13a  The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. 13b Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.