Circumdederunt me (William Byrd)
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- CPDL #05343: Sibelius 4
- Editor: David Fraser (submitted 2003-07-16). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 121 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Revised May 2008
General Information
Title: Circumdederunt me
Composer: William Byrd
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: ATTBB
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: Latin
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Cantiones Sacrae II (1591), no.15
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Circumdederunt me.
Circumdederunt me dolores mortis, et pericula inferni invenerunt me.
Tribulationem et dolorem inveni, et nomen Domini invocavi. O Domine, libera animam meam. Ps. 114
English translation
The sorrows of death have compassed me: and the perils of hell have found me.
I met with trouble and sorrow: And I called upon the name of the Lord. O Lord, deliver my soul.