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Credidi
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets, Vesper Psalms
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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Credidi by Claudio Monteverdi — Lyrics
Alleluja. Dilexi, quoniam exaudiet Dominus vocem orationis meae.
Quia inclinavit aurem suam mihi, et in diebus meis invocabo.
Circumdederunt me dolores mortis; et pericula inferni invenerunt me.
Tribulationem et dolorem inveni,
et nomen Domini invocavi: o Domine, libera animam meam.
Misericors Dominus et justus, et Deus noster miseretur.
Custodiens parvulos Dominus; humiliatus sum, et liberavit me.
Convertere, anima mea, in requiem tuam, quia Dominus benefecit tibi:
quia eripuit animam meam de morte, oculos meos a lacrimis, pedes meos a lapsu.
Placebo Domino in regione vivorum.
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About Credidi
Claudio Monteverdi’s Credidi is a powerful sacred motet for double choir (SATB.SATB) and Latin text, suitable for liturgical settings or concert performance. The text, drawn from Psalm 116, expresses profound gratitude and deliverance from despair. It begins with a declaration of faith and trust in God’s response to prayer, moving through a description of confronting death and the depths of hell, only to find solace and freedom through invoking the Lord’s name. The motet culminates in a joyful affirmation of God’s mercy and a commitment to living in His presence. Monteverdi’s masterful use of his two choirs creates a rich, antiphonal texture, amplifying the dramatic and emotional arc of the psalm.
