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Exaudi, Deus, orationem meam
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Exaudi, Deus, orationem meam by Sigismondo d'India — Lyrics
In finem, in carminibus. Intellectus David.
Exaudi, Deus, orationem meam, et ne despexeris deprecationem meam:
intende mihi, et exaudi me. Contristatus sum in exercitatione mea, et conturbatus sum
a voce inimici, et a tribulatione peccatoris. Quoniam declinaverunt in me iniquitates,
et in ira molesti erant mihi.
Cor meum conturbatum est in me, et formido mortis cecidit super me.
Timor et tremor venerunt super me, et contexerunt me tenebrae.
Et dixi: Quis dabit mihi pennas sicut columbae, et volabo, et requiescam?
Ecce elongavi fugiens, et mansi in solitudine.
Exspectabam eum qui salvum me fecit a pusillanimitate spiritus, et tempestate.
Praecipita, Domine; divide linguas eorum: quoniam vidi iniquitatem et contradictionem in civitate.
Die ac nocte circumdabit eam super muros ejus iniquitas; et labor in medio ejus,
et injustitia: et non defecit de plateis ejus usura et dolus.
Quoniam si inimicus meus maledixisset mihi, sustinuissem utique.
Et si is qui oderat me super me magna locutus fuisset,
abscondissem me forsitan ab eo.
Tu vero homo unanimis, dux meus, et notus meus:
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About Exaudi, Deus, orationem meam
Sigismondo d'India's motet Exaudi, Deus, orationem meam is a powerful setting of Latin sacred text. Scored for SATB choir, this motet draws from a psalm and reflects a deeply personal plea for divine intervention. The text expresses profound distress, fear of death, and a yearning for peace, as the psalmist describes being overwhelmed by enemies and inner turmoil. D'India’s masterful composition likely captures the dramatic emotional arc of the lyrics, moving from anguish to a fervent prayer for deliverance. This motet would serve as a compelling centrepiece for a sacred music programme, offering both musical substance and profound spiritual expression.
