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Exaudi me Domine
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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2 editions of this piece
Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
STB · André Vierendeels
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Exaudi me Domine by Orlando di Lasso — Lyrics
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In finem, pro iis qui commutabuntur. David.
Salvum me fac, Deus,
quoniam intraverunt aquae usque ad animam meam.
Infixus sum in limo profundi et non est substantia.
Veni in altitudinem maris, et tempestas demersit me.
Laboravi clamans, raucae factae sunt fauces meae;
defecerunt oculi mei, dum spero in Deum meum.
Multiplicati sunt super capillos capitis mei qui oderunt me gratis.
Confortati sunt qui persecuti sunt me inimici mei injuste;
quae non rapui, tunc exsolvebam.
Deus, tu scis insipientiam meam;
et delicta mea a te non sunt abscondita.
Non erubescant in me qui exspectant te, Domine, Domine virtutum;
non confundantur super me qui quaerunt te, Deus Israël.
Quoniam propter te sustinui opprobrium;
operuit confusio faciem meam.
Extraneus factus sum fratribus meis,
et peregrinus filiis matris meae.
Quoniam zelus domus tuae comedit me,
et opprobria exprobrantium tibi ceciderunt super me.
Et operui in jejunio animam meam,
et factum est in opprobrium mihi.
Et posui vestimentum meum cilicium;
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About Exaudi me Domine
This motet by Orlando di Lasso for STB voices sets a Latin text from the Psalms. It is a powerful cry for deliverance, with the singer describing himself as drowning in deep water and beset by enemies. The text expresses profound personal suffering and a plea for divine aid, concluding with a prayer that those who hope in God will not be put to shame. Lasso’s setting would have been composed within the rich tradition of sacred polyphony that flourished in the 16th century, offering a dramatic and emotionally charged musical experience for a devotional setting.
