Captabant in animam (Jacob Handl)

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• (Posted 2025-08-05)  CPDL #86198:     

Editor: Drew Sellis (submitted 2025-08-05).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 128 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Note values halved, written pitch retained.

General Information

Title: Captabant in animam
Composer: Jacob Handl
Text: Psalm 93:21-23 (Vulgate)
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1587 in Opus musicum (Jacob Handl), Volume 3, no. 52
Description: "Captabant" has been retained for the title of this work page, despite the Vulgate translation beginning "Captabunt", as Opus musicum uses the former consistently.

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 94.

Latin text Captabant [sic] in animam justi, et sanguinem innocentem condemnabunt. Et factus est mihi Dominus in refugium, et Deus meus in adjutorium spei meae. Et reddet illis iniquitatem ipsorum, et in malitia eorum disperdet eos: disperdet illos Dominus Deus noster.

English translation They plotted against the soul of the just, and condemned innocent blood. But the Lord has become my refuge, and my God the help of my hope. He will repay them for their iniquity, and in their own malice he will destroy them: the Lord our God will destroy them.