Circumdederunt me
General information
Antiphon for the Office of the Dead.
Text based on Psalm 17:5-6 (Vulgate) or Psalm 114:3 (Vulgate).
Settings by composers
- William Byrd AATTB
- Juan Gutierrez de Padilla SSAATB
- Cristóbal de Morales SATTB
Text and translations
Latin text Byrd text 114:3 Circumdederunt me dolores mortis, et pericula inferni invenerunt me. 114:4 Et nomen Domini invocavi. O Domine, libera animam meam. 114:3 Circumdederunt me dolores mortis, et pericula inferni invenerunt me. |
English translation Byrd text 116:3 The sorrows of death have compassed me: and the perils of hell have found me. 116:4 And I called upon the name of the Lord. O Lord, deliver my soul. 116:3 The sorrows of death have compassed me: and the perils of hell have found me. |