Doleo super te, Absolon (Benedictus Appenzeller)
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- CPDL #22264: Finale 2008
- Editor: André Vierendeels (submitted 2010-09-07). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 105 kB Copyright: CPDL
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General Information
Title: Doleo super te
Composer: Benedictus Appenzeller
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: STTB
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: Latin
Instruments: a cappella
Published: 1559
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Original text and translations
Latin text
Doleo super te, Absolon,
fili mi amabilis super amorem mulierum,
sicut mater unicum amat filium
ita te diligebam.
English translation
I mourn for you, Absalon,
my son, beloved above the love of women,
I loved you as a mother loves her only son.