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:'''Edition notes:''' Set ''a cappella'', but an organ accompaniment is always possible.
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  • CPDL #40169:     
Editor: Francesco Spiga (submitted 2016-06-26).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 147 kB   Copyright: Personal
Edition notes: Set a cappella, but an organ accompaniment is always possible.
Arranger: Francesco Spiga

General Information

Title: Se Dio veder tu vuoi
Composer: Alfonso Maria de' Liguori
Lyricist: Pietro Metastasio

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: SacredSacred songFolksong   Meter: 77. 77

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella or Organ

{{Published}} is obsolete (code commented out), replaced with {{Pub}} for works and {{PubDatePlace}} for publications.

Description: The lyrics are a patchwork of excerpts from Metastasio's works. The odd stanzas come from the oratorio Betulia liberata, set by many composers, including Jommelli, Salieri and the young Mozart. The even stanzas come from La Passione di Gesù Cristo. According to the tradition, this melody was composed by st. Alphonsus. It existed a refrain too ("Te solo adoro, | Mente infinita, | Fonte infinita | Di verità: | In cui si muove | Da cui dipende | Quanto comprende | L'eternità.") taken from Betulia liberata, but its music is lost.

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Original text and translations

Italian.png Italian text

Se Dio veder tu vuoi,
Guardalo in ogni oggetto;
Cercalo nel tuo petto,
Lo troverai con te.

Dovunque il guardo giro,
Immenso Dio, ti vedo,
Nell’opre tue t’ammiro,
Ti riconosco in me.

E se dov’ei dimora
Non intendesti ancora,
Confondimi, se puoi;
Dimmi, dov’ei non è.

La terra, il mar, le sfere
Parlan del tuo potere;
Tu sei per tutto, e noi
Tutti viviamo in te.