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Deus meus, ne tollas me
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Deus meus, ne tollas me by Philipp Dulichius — Lyrics
Oratio pauperis, cum anxius fuerit, et in conspectu Domini effuderit precem suam.
Domine, exaudi orationem meam,
et clamor meus ad te veniat.
Non avertas faciem tuam a me:
in quacumque die tribulor, inclina ad me aurem tuam;
in quacumque die invocavero te, velociter exaudi me.
Quia defecerunt sicut fumus dies mei,
et ossa mea sicut cremium aruerunt.
Percussus sum ut foenum, et aruit cor meum,
quia oblitus sum comedere panem meum.
A voce gemitus mei adhaesit os meum carni meae.
Similis factus sum pellicano solitudinis;
factus sum sicut nycticorax in domicilio.
Vigilavi, et factus sum sicut passer solitarius in tecto.
Tota die exprobrabant mihi inimici mei,
et qui laudabant me adversum me jurabant:
quia cinerem tamquam panem manducabam,
et potum meum cum fletu miscebam,
a facie irae et indignationis tuae:
quia elevans allisisti me.
Dies mei sicut umbra declinaverunt,
et ego sicut foenum arui.
Tu autem, Domine, in aeternum permanes,
et memoriale tuum in generationem et generationem.
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About Deus meus, ne tollas me
Philipp Dulichius was a German composer of the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods. This motet, Deus meus, ne tollas me, is a powerful setting of a penitential text from the Psalms. The Latin lyrics express a deep sense of personal suffering and abandonment, pleading with God for a merciful ear and swift deliverance. The composer employs a rich, polychoral texture, with the forces divided into two SATB choirs, creating a dramatic and resonant soundscape. This is amplified by the specification of SSAATTBB, suggesting a large-scale, multi-choir work that would have been intended for performance in a grand setting. The music would have been designed to underscore the raw emotion of the text, making it suitable for a solemn occasion.
