Surgam et circuibo civitatem (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)

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• (Posted 2019-08-31)  CPDL #55233: 

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Editor: Gerd Eichler (submitted 2019-08-31).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 112 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 2019-07-09)  CPDL #54736: 

• Original key (high chiavette):        

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Editor: Pothárn Imre (submitted 2019-07-09).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 84 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Note values halved. Updated version of Edition #2677.

• (Posted 2018-11-16)  CPDL #52111:     

Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2018-11-16).   Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 79 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC

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• (Posted 2008-06-19)  CPDL #17244:        (Finale 2006)

Editor: Sabine Cassola (submitted 2008-06-19).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 63 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: File Sizes: PDF: 63 KB, MIDI: 7 KB, Finale 2006: 26 KB.

General Information

Title: Surgam et circuibo civitatem
Composer: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

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

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1584 in Canticum Canticorum, no. 18
Description: From 'Song of Songs / Songs of Solomon' - Chapter 3 - Verse 2.

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 3:2

Latin text Surgam et circuibo civitatem per vicos et plateas, quaeram quem diligit anima mea, quaesivi illum et non inveni.

English translation I will rise and go about the city, in the streets and in the squares; I will seek him whom my soul loves. I sought him, but found him not.

Dutch translation Ik zal opstaan en in de stad ronddwalen door de wijken en over de straten, om hem te zoeken, van wie ik zielsveel houd. Ik heb hem gezocht en niet gevonden. Translation by Anton Hendriks, Ben Terstegge & Hanneke Pot