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Captabant in animam
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Captabant in animam by Jacob Handl — Lyrics
Psalmus ipsi David, quarta sabbati. Deus ultionum Dominus; Deus ultionum libere egit.
Exaltare, qui judicas terram; redde retributionem superbis.
Usquequo peccatores, Domine, usquequo peccatores gloriabuntur;
effabuntur et loquentur iniquitatem; loquentur omnes qui operantur injustitiam?
Populum tuum, Domine, humiliaverunt, et haereditatem tuam vexaverunt.
Viduam et advenam interfecerunt, et pupillos occiderunt.
Et dixerunt: Non videbit Dominus, nec intelliget Deus Jacob.
Intelligite, insipientes in populo; et stulti, aliquando sapite.
Qui plantavit aurem non audiet? aut qui finxit oculum non considerat?
Qui corripit gentes non arguet, qui docet hominem scientiam?
Dominus scit cogitationes hominum, quoniam vanae sunt.
Beatus homo quem tu erudieris, Domine, et de lege tua docueris eum:
ut mitiges ei a diebus malis, donec fodiatur peccatori fovea.
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About Captabant in animam
Jacob Handl's SATB motet Captabant in animam opens with a striking contrapuntal texture, immediately establishing a mood of dramatic intensity. The four voices weave together in intricate lines, creating a rich and complex sonic landscape. The Latin text, drawn from Psalm 93, speaks of God's justice and vengeance against the proud and those who work iniquity. It calls for understanding from the foolish and highlights God's awareness of human thoughts. Handl's setting powerfully conveys the gravitas of this psalm, with moments of stark dissonance and triumphant resolution.
