Vivo ego dicit Dominus

General information

Motet sung on various occasions during Lent, including the Reconciliation of Penitents on Maundy Thursday.

Settings by composers

• Alonso Lobo SATB
• Ludwig Senfl SSATB

Text and translations

Latin text Vivo ego, dicit Dominus, nolo mortem peccatoris sed ut magis convertatur et vivat. Spanish translation Yo vivo, dice el Señor, Y no deseo el muerte de un pecador, Sino más bien que se arrepienta Y viva.

English translation I live, says the Lord, and do not desire the death of the sinner, but rather that he change his ways and live. French translation Moi qui suis la vie, dit le Seigneur, Je né désire pas la mort d'un pécheur Mais plutôt sa conversíon Et sa vie.