Cognoscimus Domine (Leonhard Lechner)

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• (Posted 2024-05-18)  CPDL #80690:      (Prima pars) (Secunda pars)  

Editor: Andreas Stenberg (submitted 2024-05-18).   Score information: A4, 8 pages, 146 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: A semi-diplomatic edition.

General Information

Title: Cognoscimus Domine
Composer: Leonhard Lechner
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: TTTB
Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1576
Description: A Mottet "ad aequales" in two parts from Motectæ sacræ, Quator, Quinqve, et sex Vocum ... 1576. The texts have been used as a responsorium (Resposum and Verse) at Matins pro defunctis (for the dead). Lechners use of the texts corresponds a little to the form of a responsorio as the Verse (the second pars) concludes with the last line of the Responsum (Prima pars).

Original text and translations

Latin text

Cognoscimus Domine quia peccavimus, veniam petimus quam non meremur.
Manum tuam porrige lapsis qui latroni confitenti paradisi januam aperuisti.

Vita nostra in dolore suspirat et in opere non emendat.
Si expectas non corrigimur aut si vindicas non duramus.