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Ego dixi Domine
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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3 editions of this piece
Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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Ego dixi Domine by Felice Anerio — Lyrics
In finem. Psalmus ipsi David.
Beatus qui intelligit super egenum et pauperem: in die mala liberabit eum Dominus.
Dominus conservet eum, et vivificet eum, et beatum faciat eum in terra,
et non tradat eum in animam inimicorum ejus.
Dominus opem ferat illi super lectum doloris ejus; universum stratum ejus versasti in infirmitate ejus.
Ego dixi: Domine, miserere mei; sana animam meam, quia peccavi tibi.
Inimici mei dixerunt mala mihi: Quando morietur, et peribit nomen ejus?
Et si ingrediebatur ut videret, vana loquebatur; cor ejus congregavit iniquitatem sibi.
Egrediebatur foras et loquebatur.
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About Ego dixi Domine
Felice Anerio was a prominent composer of sacred music in late 16th-century Rome. His motet Ego dixi Domine for SATB voices draws on the Latin text of Psalm 41, expressing deep personal supplication and reliance on God in times of suffering and betrayal. The music reflects the spiritual intensity of the text, with the four voices weaving together to create a rich and contrapuntal texture. The motet serves as a powerful example of Renaissance sacred polyphony, offering a profound musical meditation on themes of faith, affliction, and divine mercy, suitable for liturgical settings or concert performance.
