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Exaudi, Deus, orationum meam
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Exaudi, Deus, orationum meam by Scipione Dentice — Lyrics
In finem, in carminibus. Intellectus David.
Exaudi, Deus, orationem meam, et ne despexeris deprecationem meam:
intende mihi, et exaudi me. Contristatus sum in exercitatione mea, et conturbatus sum
a voce inimici, et a tribulatione peccatoris. Quoniam declinaverunt in me iniquitates,
et in ira molesti erant mihi.
Cor meum conturbatum est in me, et formido mortis cecidit super me.
Timor et tremor venerunt super me, et contexerunt me tenebrae.
Et dixi: Quis dabit mihi pennas sicut columbae, et volabo, et requiescam?
Ecce elongavi fugiens, et mansi in solitudine.
Exspectabam eum qui salvum me fecit a pusillanimitate spiritus, et tempestate.
Praecipita, Domine; divide linguas eorum: quoniam vidi iniquitatem et contradictionem in civitate.
Die ac nocte circumdabit eam super muros ejus iniquitas; et labor in medio ejus,
et injustitia: et non defecit de plateis ejus usura et dolus.
Quoniam si inimicus meus maledixisset mihi, sustinuissem utique.
Et si is qui oderat me super me magna locutus fuisset,
abscondissem me forsitan ab eo.
Tu vero homo unanimis, dux meus, et notus meus:
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About Exaudi, Deus, orationum meam
This powerful Latin motet for SATTB voices draws its text from Psalm 55, beginning with a plea to God to hear prayers and not disregard supplications. The composer captures the intense emotional turmoil described in the lyrics: the singer is troubled by the voice of the enemy and the sinner, weighed down by iniquity, and struck by the fear of death. The music reflects the profound distress and anxiety, painting a sonic picture of darkness and trembling. Yet, amidst this tribulation, a flicker of hope emerges as the text questions who will grant wings like a dove to fly away and find rest, looking towards a rescuer from this spiritual tempest.
