Circumdederunt me

General information

Antiphon for the Office of the Dead.
Text based on Psalm 17:5-6 (Vulgate) or Psalm 114:3 (Vulgate).

Settings by composers

• William Byrd AATTB
• Sigismondo d'India SATB
• Juan Gutierrez de Padilla SSAATB
• Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger S + continuo
• Cristóbal de Morales SATTB

Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above

• Hernando Franco — Circumdederunt me

Text and translations

Latin text Byrd text 114:3  Circumdederunt me dolores mortis, et pericula inferni invenerunt me. Tribulationem et dolorem inveni, 114:4  Et nomen Domini invocavi. O Domine, libera animam meam. Gutierrez text 114:3  Circumdederunt me dolores mortis, et pericula inferni invenerunt me. In tribulatione mea invocavi Dominum et ad Deum meum clamavi. Morales text Circumdederunt me gemitus mortis dolores inferni circumdederunt me.   Hungarian translation Morales text Körülvettek engem a halál gyötrelmei, és az alvilág kínjai körülvettek engem.

English translation Byrd text 116:3  The sorrows of death have compassed me: and the perils of hell have found me. I met with trouble and sorrow: 116:4  And I called upon the name of the Lord. O Lord, deliver my soul. Gutierrez text 116:3  The sorrows of death have compassed me: and the perils of hell have found me. In my trouble, I called upon the name of the Lord and cried out to my God. Morales text The groanings of death have encircled me: the sorrows of hell have enclosed me. Spanish translation Byrd text Me rodearon los dolores de la muerte y me hallaron los peligros del infierno. Encontré tribulación y dolor, e invoqué el nombre del Señor. ¡Oh, Señor, libra mi alma! Gutierrez text Me rodearon los dolores de la muerte y me hallaron los peligros del infierno. En mi tribulación invoqué al Señor y a mi Dios clamé. Morales text Me envolvieron los gemidos de la muerte. Los dolores del infierno me rodearon. Translation by Alejandro Borrego Pérez