O pie pelicane a 5 (Hans Leo Hassler)
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- Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2019-03-10). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 59 kB Copyright: CC BY SA
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General Information
Title: O pie pelicane a 5
Composer: Hans Leo Hassler
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Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SSATB
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1606 in Hortus musicalis...authore R.P. Michaele Herrerrio, Passau, Book 1, no. 12
Description: The original version of a motet later pared down to three voices. This work is a sacred contrafact of the song 'Ach Schatz ich tu dir klagen' from Neue Teutsche Gesang (1596).
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Original text and translations
Latin text O pie pelicane, Jesu dulcissime, salus et vita, |
English translation O worshipful pelican, most sweet Jesus, salvation and life, (trans. Timmi O'Danaos & Donna Ferrentes) |