Caput eius (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)

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• (Posted 2020-07-02)  CPDL #59478:        (LilyPond)

Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2020-07-02).   Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 76 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC

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• (Posted 2019-11-02)  CPDL #55820:         

Editor: Gerd Eichler (submitted 2019-11-02).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 129 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transcribed from original print (based on 1587 edition), Mensurstrich layout, original key signature and note values, musica ficta clearly marked.

• (Posted 2019-07-13)  CPDL #54769: 

• Original key (chiavi naturali):         - Altos in violin clef

• Original key (chiavi naturali):       - Altos in transposed violin clef

• Transposed up a minor third:      

Editor: Pothárn Imre (submitted 2019-07-13).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 86 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Note values halved. Updated version of Edition #2679.

• (Posted 2008-06-19)  CPDL #17246:        (Finale 2006)

Editor: Sabine Cassola (submitted 2008-06-19).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 66 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: File Sizes: PDF: 66 KB, MIDI: 7 KB, Finale 2006: 28 KB.

General Information

Title: Caput eius
Composer: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SAATB
Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1584 in Canticum Canticorum, no. 20
Description: From 'Song of Songs / Songs of Solomon' - Chapter 5 - Verse 11 through 12.

External websites:

• Texts of all the "Songs of Solomon" in English.
• Wikipedia's article on the "Songs of Solomon".

Original text and translations

Song of Solomon 5:11–12

Latin text Caput eius aurum optimum, comae eius sicut elatae palmarum, nigrae quasi corvus. Oculi eius sicut columbae super rivulos aquarum quae lacte sunt lotae et resident iuxta fluenta plenissima.

English translation His head is as the finest gold: his locks as branches of palm trees, black as a raven. His eyes as doves upon brooks of waters, which are washed with milk, and sit beside the plentiful streams.

Hungarian translation Feje színarany, haja, mint a pálmafa lombjai, fekete, mint a holló. Szemei, mint a patakok melletti galambokéi, melyek tejben fürdettek, és a bőséges folyam mellett ülnek.

Dutch translation Zijn hoofd is als van puur goud. Zijn lokken zijn als palmtakken, zwart als een raaf. Zijn ogen zijn als duiven bij een waterstroom, gebaad als in melk, en neergestreken bij een volle rivier. Translation by Anton Hendriks, Ben Terstegge & Hanneke Pot