Audi filia

Gradual for St. Cecilia (22 Nov.), from Psalm 43. Also associated with other Feasts for Virgins.

Settings

• Cornelius Canis S(A)TTB (altus part is a reconstruction) ("…et obliviscere…" a variant text)
• {{Audi filia (Jacob Handl)|Jacob Handl]] SATB (w/o verse)
• Nicolas Gombert SATTB (extra text, & 2nda pars Propter veritatem)
• Costanzo Porta SATB (w/o verse)
• Alessandro Scarlatti Soprano solo, with SSATB & orchestra

Text & translations

Latin text Audi filia et vide et inclina aurem tuam: quia concupivit rex speciem tuam. Specie tua et pulchritudine tua intende, prospere procede et regna.

English translation Hear, O daughter, and see, and incline your ear/incline your ear to me, for the king has desired your beauty.