Non salvatur Rex (Pierre de la Rue)

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(Posted 2017-07-01) CPDL #45229: (Finale 2012)

Editor: André Vierendeels (submitted 2017-07-01). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 58 kB Copyright: CPDL

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General Information

Title: Non salvatur Rex
Composer: Pierre de la Rue
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Number of voices: 2vv Voicing: ST
Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1545 in Bicinia gallica, latina et germanica 1 (Georg Rhau), no. 72
Description: This work is a contrafact of the 'Pleni sunt caeli' from de la Rue's Missa Incessament.

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Original text and translations

Latin text

Non salvatur Rex per multum virtutem
et Gigas in multitudi ne virtutis suae,
fallax equus ad salutem in abundantia,
virtutis suae non salvabitur,
ecce oculi Domini super me tuentes eum,
ut eruat animas eorum
et alat eos infame.