Quis dabit oculis? (Lament for Anna) (Jean Mouton)

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Editor: Tim Symons (submitted 2012-09-09).   Score information: A4, 10 pages, 640 kB   Copyright: Personal
Edition notes: © 2012 Gimell Records

General Information

Title: Quis dabit oculis? (Lament for Anna)
Composer: Jean Mouton

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: ATTB

Genre: SacredMotet

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

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Original text and translations

Latin.png Latin text

Quis dabit oculis nostris fontem lachrimarum?
Et plorabimus die ac nocte coram domino?
Britannia, quid ploras? Musica, cur siles?
Francia, cur inducta lugubri veste, moerore
consumeris?

Heu nobis, domine, defecit Anna,
gaudium cordis nostri.
Conversus est in luctum chorus noster,
cecidit corona capitis nostri.

Ergo ejulate pueri, plorate sacerdotes,
ululate senes, lugete cantores,
plangite nobiles, et dicite:
Anna requiescat in pace.
Amen.
 

Original text and translations may be found at Quis dabit oculis.