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Adjuro vos filiae Jerusalem a 12 ({{NoCo|Adjuro vos filiae Jerusalem a 8|other setting
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Adjuro vos filiae Jerusalem a 12 ({{NoCo|Adjuro vos filiae Jerusalem a 8|other setting by Jacob Handl — Lyrics
Adiuro vos filiae Ierusalem
per capreas cervosque camporum ne suscitetis,
neque evigilare faciatis delictam quo ad usque ipsa velit
vos dilecti mei ecce iste venit saliens
in montibus transiliens colles
similis est dilectus meus capreae hinnuloque cervorum
en ipse stat post parietem nostrum
respiciens per fenestras
prospiciens per cancellos
en dilectus meus loquitur mihi.
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About Adjuro vos filiae Jerusalem a 12 ({{NoCo|Adjuro vos filiae Jerusalem a 8|other setting
This motet by Jacob Handl, Adjuro vos filiae Jerusalem, is set for twelve voices (SATTBB.SATTBB). The Latin text is from the Song of Songs, invoking the daughters of Jerusalem to allow love to awaken. It describes the lover's approach, comparing him to a deer and a young hart, and then urges the beloved to rise and come, for winter has passed and the flowers have appeared. This rich, polyphonic setting would suit a concert programme focusing on Renaissance sacred music or settings of biblical texts. The substantial vocal forces allow for a grand and resonant sound, ideal for liturgical settings or as a centrepiece for a choral concert.
