Osculetur me (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)

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• CPDL #17213: Finale 2006

Editor: Sabine Cassola (submitted 2008-06-13).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 66 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

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• CPDL #1969: Finale 2000

Editor: Pothárn Imre (submitted 2001-01-12).   Score information: 84 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Finale file is zipped.

General Information

Title: Osculetur me
Composer: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: Latin
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Palestrina Werke, vol. 4

Description: Number 1 of 'Canticum Canticorum / Song of Songs / Songs of Solomon' - Chapter 2 - Verses 1 through 2.

External websites:

• Texts of all the "Songs of Solomon" in English.

• Wikipedia's article on the "Songs of Solomon".

• All of Palestrina's "Canticum Canticorum" can be found here.

Original text and translations

Song of Solomon 1:2–3 Latin text

Osculetur me osculo oris sui,

quia meliora sunt ubera tua vino,

fragrantia unguentis optimis.

Oleum effusum nomen tuum,

ideo adulescentulae dilexerunt te.

English translation

Let him kiss me with the kiss of his mouth:

for thy breasts are better than wine,

Smelling sweet of the best ointments.

Thy name is as oil poured out:

therefore young maidens have loved thee.