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Domine, ante te
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Domine, ante te by Vincenzo Bertolusi — Lyrics
Psalmus David, in rememorationem de sabbato.
Domine, ne in furore tuo arguas me, neque in ira tua corripias me:
quoniam sagittae tuae infixae sunt mihi, et confirmasti super me manum tuam.
Non est sanitas in carne mea, a facie irae tuae; non est pax ossibus meis,
a facie peccatorum meorum:
quoniam iniquitates meae supergressae sunt caput meum,
et sicut onus grave gravatae sunt super me.
Putruerunt et corruptae sunt cicatrices meae, a facie insipientiae meae.
Miser factus sum et curvatus sum usque in finem; tota die contristatus ingrediebar.
Quoniam lumbi mei impleti sunt illusionibus, et non est sanitas in carne mea.
Afflictus sum, et humiliatus sum nimis; rugiebam a gemitu cordis mei.
Domine, ante te omne desiderium meum, et gemitus meus a te non est absconditus.
Cor meum conturbatum est; dereliquit me virtus mea,
et lumen oculorum meorum, et ipsum non est mecum.
Amici mei et proximi mei adversum me appropinquaverunt, et steterunt; et qui juxta me erant,
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About Domine, ante te
These sacred motet settings of Psalm 38 open with the sorrowful lament of a sinner confessing their iniquities. The text describes physical and spiritual suffering, a soul burdened by sin and seeking divine mercy. Vincenzo Bertolusi's setting for SSATTB voices, sung in Latin, captures the profound emotional weight of these verses. The intricate voicing allows for rich harmonic textures, amplifying the penitential and pleading nature of the words. This motet offers a deeply expressive exploration of contrition and the plea for God's forgiveness.
