Tityre tu patulae recubans (Orlando di Lasso)
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- Editor: Pothárn Imre (submitted 2018-03-02). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 114 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Transcribed from Selectissimae cantiones, 1579, Nuremberg. Original pitch (chiavi naturali) and note values.
General Information
Title: Tityre tu patulae recubans
Composer: Orlando di Lasso
Lyricist: Virgil
Number of voices: 6vv Voicing: SSATBarB
Genre: Secular, Motet
Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: Two-part motet.
I. Tityre tu patulae recubans
II. O Meliboee
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Original text and translations
Latin text
Tityre tu patulae recubans sub tegmine fagi
Silvestrem tenui Musam meditaris avena
Nos patriae fines et dulcia linquimus arva,
Nos patriam fugimus, tu Tityre lentus in umbra
Formosam resonare doces Amarillyda silvas.
O Meliboee Deus nobis haec otia fecit
Namque erit ille mihi semper Deus, illius aram
Saepe tener nostris ab ovilibus imbuet agnus,
Ille meas errare boves ut cernis et ipsum
Ludere quae vellem calamo permisit agresti.
Vergilius, Ecloga I