Pulchra es amica mea (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)

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• CPDL #17256: Finale 2006

Editor: Sabine Cassola (submitted 2008-06-20).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 66 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

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• CPDL #17248: Finale 2006

Editor: Sabine Cassola (submitted 2008-06-20).   Score information: A4, 7 pages, 102 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: With Soprano and Bass solo instruments arranged by Bassano in 1591.

• CPDL #2681: Finale 2000

Editor: Pothárn Imre (submitted 2001-05-11).   Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 68 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Finale file is zipped.

General Information

Title: Pulchra es amica mea
Composer: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

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

Language: Latin
Instruments: a cappella, but in the Bassano edition, also (presumably) treble and bass viols
Published: Palestrina Werke, vol. 4

Description: Number 22 of '"Canticum Canticorum" / Song of Songs / Songs of Solomon' - Chapter 6 - Verse 4 through 5. In the G. Bassano edition (1591) there are accompanying instruments in the Soprano and Bass clefs, presumably treble and bass viols.

External websites:

• Texts of all the "Songs of Solomon" in English.
• Wikipedia's article on the "Songs of Solomon".

Original text and translations

Song of Solomon 6:4–5

Latin text

Pulchra es amica mea,

suavis et decora sicut Jerusalem,

terribilis ut castrorum acies ordinata.

Averte oculos tuos a me

quia ipsi me avolare fecerunt.

English translation

Thou art beautiful, O my love,

sweet and comely as Jerusalem,

terrible as an army set in array.

Turn away thy eyes from me,

for they have made me flee away.

Dutch translation

Je bent mooi, m'n lief,

zacht en bekoorlijk als Jeruzalem,

ontzagwekkend als een heir in slagorde.

Wend je ogen van me af,

want ze doen me wegvluchten.