Cantabo Domino in vita mea

General information

Source of text is Psalm 103:33-35 (Vulgate).

Settings by composers

Antonio Burlini A solo & bc. (vv. 33,34) Frédéric Debons SATB (v. 33 only) Teofilo Gargario SB with continuo (vv. 33,34) Alessandro Grandi SATB (adds in Deo Jesu meo) (vv.33,34) Alto solo with bc. (vv.33,34)

Andreas Hakenberger SSAATTBB (vv. 33-35) Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina SSAATB (vv. 33,34) Heinrich Schütz T solo, with 2 violins & bc (v. 33 only, replaces sum with fuero) Velthur Tognoni SATB (v. 33 only) Orazio Vecchi SATB (v. 33 only)

Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above

• Alessandro Grandi — Cantabo Domino a 4 (II)
• Ludovico da Viadana — Cantabo Domino in vita mea

Text and translations

Latin text 103:33  Cantabo Domino in vita mea: psallam Deo meo quamdiu sum. 103:34  Iucundum sit ei eloquium meum: ego vero delectabor in Domino. 103:35  Deficiant peccatores a terra, et iniqui, ita ut non sint. Benedic anima mea, Domino.

English translation 104:33  I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live : I will praise my God while I have my being. 104:34  And so shall my words please him : my joy shall be in the Lord. 104:35  As for sinners, they shall be consumed out of the earth, and the ungodly shall come to an end. Praise thou the Lord, O my soul, praise the Lord.