Caput eius (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)

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• CPDL #2679: Finale-2000.
  

Editor: Pothárn Imre (added 2001-05-11).   Score information: 80 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: #20 of 'Canticum Canticorum'

General Information

Title: Caput eius
Composer: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Number of voices: 5vv  Voicing: SAATB
Genre: Sacred, Motets
Language: Latin
Instruments: none, a cappella
Published: Palestrina Werke, vol. 4

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Original text and translations

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.
(5/11-12)

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.