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Tract: Deus, Deus meus
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets, Responsorial Psalms
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Tract: Deus, Deus meus by Heinrich Isaac — Lyrics
In finem, pro susceptione matutina. Psalmus David.
Deus, Deus meus, respice in me: quare me dereliquisti? longe a salute mea verba delictorum meorum.
Deus meus, clamabo per diem, et non exaudies; et nocte, et non ad insipientiam mihi.
Tu autem in sancto habitas, laus Israël.
In te speraverunt patres nostri; speraverunt, et liberasti eos.
Ad te clamaverunt, et salvi facti sunt; in te speraverunt, et non sunt confusi.
Ego autem sum vermis, et non homo; opprobrium hominum, et abjectio plebis.
Omnes videntes me deriserunt me; locuti sunt labiis, et moverunt caput.
Speravit in Domino, eripiat eum: salvum faciat eum, quoniam vult eum.
Quoniam tu es qui extraxisti me de ventre, spes mea ab uberibus matris meae.
In te projectus sum ex utero; de ventre matris meae Deus meus es tu:
ne discesseris a me, quoniam tribulatio proxima est, quoniam non est qui adjuvet.
Circumdederunt me vituli multi; tauri pingues obsederunt me.
Aperuerunt super me os suum, sicut leo rapiens et rugiens.
Sicut aqua effusus sum, et dispersa sunt omnia ossa mea: factum est cor meum tamquam cera liquescens in medio ventris mei.
Aruit tamquam testa virtus mea, et lingua mea adhaesit faucibus meis: et in pulverem mortis deduxisti me.
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About Tract: Deus, Deus meus
Heinrich Isaac, a master of sacred Renaissance polyphony, composed this setting of the Latin Tract Deus, Deus meus. Scored for SATB choir, the work is a profound exploration of a deeply personal and anguished prayer. The text, drawn from Psalm 22, expresses profound despair and a sense of abandonment, yet it also contains glimmers of hope and trust in God's deliverance. Isaac's music captures the emotional weight of these words, creating a powerful and moving devotional experience. This motet is a significant example of sacred vocal music from its era, offering a compelling liturgical and expressive journey for singers and listeners alike.
