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Caput eius (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)
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- Editor: Sabine Cassola (submitted 2008-06-19). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 66 kbytes Copyright: Personal
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- CPDL #2679: Finale 2000
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General Information
Title: Caput eius
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 20 of '"Canticum Canticorum" / Song of Songs / Songs of Solomon' - Chapter 5 - Verse 11 through 12.
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Original text and translations
Song of Solomon 5:11–12
Latin text
- Caput eius aurum optimum,
- comae eius sicut elatae palmarum,
- nigrae quasi corvus.
- Oculi eius sicut columbae super rivulos aquarum
- quae lacte sunt lotae
- et resident iuxta fluenta plenissima.
English translation
- His head is as the finest gold:
- his locks as branches of palm trees,
- black as a raven.
- His eyes as doves upon brooks of waters,
- which are washed with milk,
- and sit beside the plentiful streams.
