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Alma mia, dove ten vai
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Alma mia, dove ten vai by André Vierendeels — Lyrics
Alma mia, dove ten vai,
alma mia, chi fuggi tu?
Son pur qui gli ardenti rai,
del tuo dolce e buon Giesu.
Son io pur quel, che ti diedi,
Chiaro'l Sol, sereno'l di:
alma mia grazi'a te s'uni,
Che mia grazi'a te s'uni.
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About Alma mia, dove ten vai
André Vierendeels composed this Sacred motet for SAT voices in Italian. The text addresses the soul, asking where it is going and why it flees, reminding it of the ardent gaze of Jesus. It speaks of Jesus giving the light of the sun and the clear day, and uniting grace with the soul. The blood that washes the body from every wound and floods the soul is shed for the soul. The text concludes by affirming that Jesus's cross makes the soul triumph in heaven, and His painful death grants eternal life. This devotional text is a contemplation of divine love and salvation, set in a sensitive musical idiom.
