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Ego dormivi
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Ego dormivi by Cornelius Canis — Lyrics
Psalmus David, cum fugeret a facie Abessalon filii sui.
Domine, quid multiplicati sunt qui tribulant me? Multi insurgunt adversum me;
Multi dicunt animae meae: non est salus ipsi in Deo eius. [diapsalma]
Tu autem Domine, susceptor meus es, gloria mea, et exaltans caput meum.
Voce mea ad Dominum clamavi; et exaudivit me de monte sancto suo. [diapsalma]
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About Ego dormivi
Cornelius Canis was a composer of the Franco-Flemish school, active in the mid-16th century. This sacred motet, Ego dormivi, is written for SATTB voices in Latin. The text is drawn from Psalm 3, a psalm of David, which begins with the lament of a soul beset by enemies and calls for divine protection. The motet moves from a plea for help to a declaration of faith and ultimate deliverance, with the poignant lines "Ego dormivi et soporatus sum; et exsurrexi, quia Dominus suscipiet me" – "I slept and took my rest, and I have risen again, for the Lord will sustain me." This powerful expression of trust in God, even amidst tribulation, is set with rich, imitative polyphony characteristic of the period, offering a profound musical setting of the sacred text.
