Plange quasi virgo (Carlo Gesualdo)
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CPDL #15919: Finale 2006
- Editor: Kurt Pages (added 2008-02-06). Score information: A4, 9 pages, 424 kbytes Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Reduction of the semibreves (whole notes) etc. of the original printing from 1611 to minims (half notes) etc. Repetenda I and II are written out to avoid leafing back. With added German translation by the editor
- CPDL #3773: Finale 2001.
- Editor: Fabrice Parmentier (added 2002-07-05). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 144 kbytes Copyright: Personal
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General Information
Title: Plange quasi virgo
Composer: Carlo Gesualdo
Number of voices: 6vv Voicing: SSATTB
Genre: Sacred, Motets
Language: Latin
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Gesualdo, 1611
Description: Nocturno 1, Response no. 3 of the Tenebrae Responsories for Holy Saturday (= Responsorium 3 für die 1. Nokturn des Karfreitages). – Title of the first printing from 1611: Responsoria Sanctae Spectantia Et Alia Ad Officium Hebdomadae
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Original text and translations
Latin text
- Plange quasi virgo, plebs mea,
- ululate, pastores, in cinere et cilicio
- quia veniet dies Domini magna et amara valde.
- Versus: Accingite vos, sacerdotes, et plangite, ministri altaris,
- aspergite vos cinere.
- [Repetenda 1: Quia veniet; Repetenda 2: Plange quasi virgo]
German translation
by Kurt Pages
- Klage wie eine Jungfrau, mein Volk,
- heult, ihr Hirten, in Asche und im härenen Gewand,
- denn es wird kommen der Tag des Herrn, der große und sehr bittere Tag.
- Vers: Gürtet euch, ihr Priester, und klagt, ihr Diener des Altars,
- bestreut euch mit Asche.
English translation
by Mick Swithinbank
Weep like a virgin, my people,
howl, keepers of the flock, covered with ashes and wearing hair-shirts,
for the great and very bitter day of the Lord will come.
Versus: Prepare yourselves, priests, and lament,
acolytes before the altar, cover yourselves with ashes.