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Ad dominum cum tribularer
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Ad dominum cum tribularer by Cristóbal de Morales — Lyrics
Canticum graduum. Ad Dominum cum tribularer clamavi, et exaudivit me.
Domine, libera animam meam a labiis iniquis et a lingua dolosa.
Quid detur tibi, aut quid apponatur tibi ad linguam dolosam?
Sagittae potentis acutae, cum carbonibus desolatoriis.
Heu mihi, quia incolatus meus prolongatus est! habitavi cum habitantibus
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About Ad dominum cum tribularer
This sacred motet for four-part choir (STTB) sets a deeply personal psalm text in Latin. The words express a plea for deliverance from deceitful tongues and malicious adversaries, a cry from one who longs for peace but finds only conflict. The composer, Cristóbal de Morales, masterfully crafts a musical response to this anguish, with the voices interweaving to convey both the turmoil of the psalmist and the hope for divine intervention. It is a powerful exploration of faith under duress, rendered in the rich polyphonic tradition of the Renaissance.
