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Auribus percipe Domine
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Auribus percipe Domine by Dominique Phinot — Lyrics
In finem, ipsi Idithun. Canticum David.
Dixi: Custodiam vias meas:
ut non delinquam in lingua mea.
Posui ori meo custodiam,
cum consisteret peccator adversum me.
Obmutui, et humiliatus sum, et silui a bonis;
et dolor meus renovatus est.
Concaluit cor meum intra me;
et in meditatione mea exardescet ignis.
Locutus sum in lingua mea:
Notum fac mihi, Domine, finem meum,
et numerum dierum meorum quis est, ut sciam quid desit mihi.
Ecce mensurabiles posuisti dies meos,
et substantia mea tamquam nihilum ante te.
Verumtamen universa vanitas, omnis homo vivens.
Verumtamen in imagine pertransit homo;
sed et frustra conturbatur:
thesaurizat et ignorat cui congregabit ea.
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About Auribus percipe Domine
Dominique Phinot's Auribus percipe Domine is a sacred motet for SATTB choir, sung in Latin. The text, drawn from Psalm 39, explores themes of vocal restraint, the transience of human life, and a plea for divine understanding of one's ultimate end. Phinot’s setting emphasizes the introspective and penitential nature of the words. This polyphonic setting, typical of Renaissance sacred music, utilizes the five-part texture to create rich harmonic and contrapuntal sonorities. The composer masterfully builds intensity from the initial contemplative verses to the more urgent appeals for divine knowledge. It is a profound musical meditation on mortality and faith.
