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Clamaverunt ad Dominum
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Clamaverunt ad Dominum by Orlando di Lasso — Lyrics
Alleluja. Confitemini Domino, quoniam bonus, quoniam in saeculum misericordia ejus.
Dicant qui redempti sunt a Domino, quos redemit de manu inimici,
et de regionibus congregavit eos,
a solis ortu, et occasu, ab aquilone, et mari.
Erraverunt in solitudine, in inaquoso; viam civitatis habitaculi non invenerunt.
Esurientes et sitientes, anima eorum in ipsis defecit.
Et clamaverunt ad Dominum cum tribularentur, et de necessitatibus eorum eripuit eos;
et deduxit eos in viam rectam, ut irent in civitatem habitationis.
Confiteantur Domino misericordiae ejus,
et mirabilia ejus filiis hominum.
Quia satiavit animam inanem, et animam esurientem satiavit bonis.
Sedentes in tenebris et umbra mortis; vinctos in mendicitate et ferro.
Quia exacerbaverunt eloquia Dei,
et consilium Altissimi irritaverunt.
Et humiliatum est in laboribus cor eorum; infirmati sunt,
nec fuit qui adjuvaret.
Et clamaverunt ad Dominum cum tribularentur; et de necessitatibus eorum liberavit eos.
Et eduxit eos de tenebris et umbra mortis,
et vincula eorum dirupit.
Confiteantur Domino misericordiae ejus,
et mirabilia ejus filiis hominum.
Quia contrivit portas aereas, et vectes ferreos confregit.
Suscepit eos de via iniquitatis eorum; propter injustitias enim suas humiliati sunt.
Omnem escam abominata est anima eorum, et appropinquaverunt usque ad portas mortis.
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About Clamaverunt ad Dominum
Orlando di Lasso’s motet Clamaverunt ad Dominum sets a text from Psalm 107, describing how those lost and suffering in the wilderness cried out to the Lord. The music follows their journey from despair in darkness to salvation and guidance. This sacred Latin motet is scored for a rich SSATTB choir, allowing for a full and resonant performance. Lasso masterfully depicts the emotional arc of the text, from the plea of the afflicted to their eventual deliverance and praise for God’s enduring mercy. The composer’s skillful use of the six voice parts creates a powerful and moving setting of this psalm.
