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Circumdederunt me
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets, Canons
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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Circumdederunt me by Johannes Heugel — Lyrics
In finem, pro susceptione matutina. Psalmus David.
Deus, Deus meus, respice in me: quare me dereliquisti? longe a salute mea verba delictorum meorum.
Deus meus, clamabo per diem, et non exaudies; et nocte, et non ad insipientiam mihi.
Tu autem in sancto habitas, laus Israël.
In te speraverunt patres nostri; speraverunt, et liberasti eos.
Ad te clamaverunt, et salvi facti sunt; in te speraverunt, et non sunt confusi.
Ego autem sum vermis, et non homo; opprobrium hominum, et abjectio plebis.
Omnes videntes me deriserunt me; locuti sunt labiis, et moverunt caput.
Speravit in Domino, eripiat eum: salvum faciat eum, quoniam vult eum.
Quoniam tu es qui extraxisti me de ventre, spes mea ab uberibus matris meae.
In te projectus sum ex utero; de ventre matris meae Deus meus es tu:
ne discesseris a me, quoniam tribulatio proxima est, quoniam non est qui adjuvet.
Circumdederunt me vituli multi; tauri pingues obsederunt me.
Aperuerunt super me os suum, sicut leo rapiens et rugiens.
Sicut aqua effusus sum, et dispersa sunt omnia ossa mea: factum est cor meum tamquam cera liquescens in medio ventris mei.
Aruit tamquam testa virtus mea, et lingua mea adhaesit faucibus meis: et in pulverem mortis deduxisti me.
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About Circumdederunt me
Johannes Heugel's Circumdederunt me is a profound setting of Psalm 21, employing a substantial eight-part choir (SSSSTTTT). The text, drawn from this deeply personal and lamenting psalm, speaks of abandonment and suffering, yet also finds hope and trust in God. Heugel's masterful contrapuntal writing vividly illustrates the text's emotional journey. The intricate interplay of the eight voices creates a rich and powerful sonic landscape, reflecting the sacred and devotional nature of the motet. This canon showcases the composer's skill in weaving complex vocal lines to convey a message of faith amidst distress.
