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Afflictus sum et humiliatus
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Afflictus sum et humiliatus by Pierre Cadéac — Lyrics
Psalmus David, in rememorationem de sabbato.
Domine, ne in furore tuo arguas me, neque in ira tua corripias me:
quoniam sagittae tuae infixae sunt mihi, et confirmasti super me manum tuam.
Non est sanitas in carne mea, a facie irae tuae; non est pax ossibus meis,
a facie peccatorum meorum:
quoniam iniquitates meae supergressae sunt caput meum,
et sicut onus grave gravatae sunt super me.
Putruerunt et corruptae sunt cicatrices meae, a facie insipientiae meae.
Miser factus sum et curvatus sum usque in finem; tota die contristatus ingrediebar.
Quoniam lumbi mei impleti sunt illusionibus, et non est sanitas in carne mea.
Afflictus sum, et humiliatus sum nimis; rugiebam a gemitu cordis mei.
Domine, ante te omne desiderium meum, et gemitus meus a te non est absconditus.
Cor meum conturbatum est; dereliquit me virtus mea,
et lumen oculorum meorum, et ipsum non est mecum.
Amici mei et proximi mei adversum me appropinquaverunt, et steterunt; et qui juxta me erant,
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About Afflictus sum et humiliatus
Pierre Cadéac's motet Afflictus sum et humiliatus sets a profoundly penitential Latin text from a Psalm of David, lamenting personal suffering and sin. The music vividly portrays the emotional weight of the words, with the SATB voices conveying the composer's response to the text's depiction of spiritual distress and physical affliction. The harmonic language and contrapuntal writing reflect the serious and introspective mood of the psalm. This sacred motet is a powerful example of Renaissance polyphony, capturing a moment of deep personal contrition and supplication.
