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Eripe me a 4 (1585)
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets, Offertory Hymns
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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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Eripe me a 4 (1585) by Orlando di Lasso — Lyrics
In finem, ne disperdas. David in tituli inscriptionem, quando misit Saul et custodivit domum ejus ut eum interficeret.
Eripe me de inimicis meis, Deus meus, et ab insurgentibus in me libera me.
Eripe me de operantibus iniquitatem, et de viris sanguinum salva me.
Quia ecce ceperunt animam meam; irruerunt in me fortes.
Neque iniquitas mea, neque peccatum meum, Domine;
sine iniquitate cucurri, et direxi.
Exsurge in occursum meum, et vide:
et tu, Domine Deus virtutum, Deus Israël, intende ad visitandas omnes gentes:
non miserearis omnibus qui operantur iniquitatem.
Convertentur ad vesperam, et famem patientur ut canes: et circuibunt civitatem.
Ecce loquentur in ore suo, et gladius in labiis eorum: quoniam quis audivit?
Et tu, Domine, deridebis eos; ad nihilum deduces omnes gentes.
Fortitudinem meam ad te custodiam, quia, Deus, susceptor meus es:
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About Eripe me a 4 (1585)
This intense Latin motet is drawn from the Psalms, its text expressing a desperate plea for deliverance from enemies and evildoers. The composer vividly portrays the singer's anguish, crying out 'Save me from my enemies, my God, and from those who rise up against me.' The music follows the dramatic arc of the text, urging the Lord to rise and witness the singer's plight, before turning to a powerful depiction of a coming judgment on the unrighteous. Written for SATB choir, this motet is a striking example of the composer's skill in setting sacred texts with profound emotional depth and musical urgency.
