Pseaume 10 - D'ou vient cela (Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck)

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  • (Posted 2017-07-25)  CPDL #45628:         
Editor: Klaas Spijker (submitted 2017-07-25).   Score information: A4, 7 pages, 747 kB   Copyright: CPDL
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General Information

Title: Pseaume 10 D'ou vient cela
Composer: Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Lyricist: Clement Marot

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SAATB
Genre: SacredMotet

Language: French
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1597 in Cinquante pseaumes de David (ed. Simon Goulart), no. 51
    2nd published: 1621 in Pseaumes de David, Livre 4, no. 14
Description: The earlier version of this work, published in 1597, was presented anonymously at Sweelinck's request.

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Original text and translations

French.png French text

Dont vient cela, Seigneur, je te supply,
Que loing de nous te tiens, les yeulx couverts ?
Te caches tu, pour nous mectre en oubly ?
Mesmes au temps, qui est dur, et divers ?
Par leur orgueil sont ardants les pervers
A tourmenter l'humble, qui peu se prise:
Fais que sur eulx tombe leur entreprise.

(Pseaume 10, Cl. Marot, first stanza only)

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 10.