Unde revertimini (Orlando di Lasso)
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- Editor: Pothárn Imre (submitted 2019-04-14). Score information: A4, 9 pages, 136 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Transcribed from 1573 print. Original key and note values. The text has "relligio" which we have retained since the verse requires a long syllable for "re" of rel(l)igio.
General Information
Title: Unde revertimini
Composer: Orlando di Lasso
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 8vv Voicing: SATB.SATB
Genre: Secular, Motet
Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1573 in Viersprachendruck, no. 25
2nd published: 1604 in Magnum opus musicum, no. 489
Description: A motet in honour of Duke Albert V of Bavaria and his wife, Anna. Written for two unequal choirs: the first choir is higher (notated in chiavette) than the second (notated in chiavi naturali).
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Original text and translations
Latin text
Unde revertimini, pax, relligioque sorores
visimus Isareo regna opulenta situ
Quae fortuna soli vel quae reverentia legis
explicat Annae fides, paxque togata iubar
O soror, Albertus nobis summa otia fecit
liber ab haeresibus quo duce Boia manet
Quo duce relligio Boiae moderatur habenas
ingenium Pallas, pax animosque regit
An sua coelitibus celebrantur cantica divis
Albertus superos relligione colit
Prosperitas, doctrina, salus, vita, otia Martis
cum pietate fides Bavara regna tenent.
O felix genus hoc hominum o felicia regna
quae triade hac gaudent: Pallade, pace, fide
Albertus felicior ast quo principe regnant
relligio, pietas, intemerata fides.