Loquebar de testimoniis (Heinrich Isaac)
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- CPDL #5920: Sibelius 5
- Editor: Jonathan Goodliffe (submitted 2003-11-03). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 72 kbytes Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Scorch plugin needed to access Sibelius file. revised edition 2008-10-24
General Information
Title: Loquebar de testimoniis
Composer: Heinrich Isaac
Source of text: Psalm 118 (V) vv. 46, 47
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: Latin
Instruments: a cappella
Published:
Description: First section of the Introit for the Feast of the beheading of St John the Baptist, 29 August
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Original text and translations
Latin text
Loquebar de testimoniis tuis in conspectu regum,
et non confundebar: et meditabar in mandatis tuis,
quae dilexi nimis.
English translation
I spoke of Thy testimonies before kings, and I was not ashamed;
I meditated also on Thy commandments,
which I loved exceedingly.