This edition was prepared by Peter Rottländer — free to download, print, rehearse and perform.
Attendite, popule meus
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
Preview
0
0
2 editions of this piece
Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
AATTBBBB · Peter Rottländer
Preview
Subscribed as
Want Sunday picks sent to another address too?
Free weekly email
Your choir should not be left out in what's trending
Sunday mass selections, psalms, and trending songs in your area — straight to your inbox.
Attendite, popule meus by Giovanni Gabrieli — Lyrics
Intellectus Asaph. Attendite, popule meus, legem meam; inclinate aurem vestram in verba oris mei.
Aperiam in parabolis os meum; loquar propositiones ab initio.
Quanta audivimus, et cognovimus ea, et patres nostri narraverunt nobis.
Non sunt occultata a filiis eorum in generatione altera,
narrantes laudes Domini et virtutes ejus, et mirabilia ejus quae fecit.
Et suscitavit testimonium in Jacob, et legem posuit in Israël, quanta mandavit patribus nostris
nota facere ea filiis suis:
ut cognoscat generatio altera: filii qui nascentur
et exsurgent, et narrabunt filiis suis,
ut ponant in Deo spem suam, et non obliviscantur operum Dei,
et mandata ejus exquirant:
ne fiant, sicut patres eorum, generatio prava et exasperans;
generatio quae non direxit cor suum, et non est creditus cum Deo spiritus ejus.
Filii Ephrem, intendentes et mittentes arcum,
conversi sunt in die belli.
Non custodierunt testamentum Dei, et in lege ejus noluerunt ambulare.
Et obliti sunt benefactorum ejus, et mirabilium ejus quae ostendit eis.
Coram patribus eorum fecit mirabilia in terra Aegypti, in campo Taneos.
Interrupit mare, et perduxit eos, et statuit aquas quasi in utre:
et deduxit eos in nube diei, et tota nocte in illuminatione ignis.
Interrupit petram in eremo, et adaquavit eos
velut in abysso multa.
Et eduxit aquam de petra, et deduxit tamquam flumina aquas.
Et apposuerunt adhuc peccare ei; in iram excitaverunt Excelsum in inaquoso.
Read full lyrics
About Attendite, popule meus
Giovanni Gabrieli's Attendite, popule meus is a sacred motet for double choir (AATTBBBB). The Latin text, drawn from the Psalms, calls upon the people to listen to God's law and remember His deeds. It speaks of passing down God's praises and wonders from one generation to the next, ensuring that His works are not forgotten and that faith is placed in Him. The composer's masterful use of the eight-part setting allows for rich contrasts and a grand, resonant sound, ideal for expressing the solemnity and importance of the text's message. This motet offers a powerful and compelling experience for choir and listeners alike, emphasizing continuity and remembrance of divine instruction.
