Libera me, Domine, et pone me (William Byrd)
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- CPDL #3807: Sibelius 5
- Editor: David Fraser (submitted 2002-09-28). Score information: A4, 10 pages, 164 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Revised Oct 2011.
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Title: Libera me, Domine, et pone me
Composer: William Byrd
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: ATTBB
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: Latin
Published: Cantiones sacrae (1575), no.5
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Original text and translations
Latin text
Libera me Domine, et pone me iuxta te:
et cuiusvis manus pugnet contra me.
Dies mei transierunt,
cogitationes meae dissipatae sunt,
torquentes cor meum.
Noctem verterunt in diem,
et rursum post tenebras spero lucem.
English translation
Deliver me, O Lord, and place me at thy side,
and let anyone’s hand contend against me.
My days have passed away,
my thoughts are dissipated,
tormenting my heart.
They have turned night into day,
and after darkness I hope again for light.