O mors quam amara est (Giaches de Wert)

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  • (Posted 2018-01-23)  CPDL #48529:       
Editor: Pothárn Imre (submitted 2018-01-23).   Score information: A4, 7 pages, 122 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Transcribed from Modulationum sacrarum quinque et sex vocum libri tres in unum volumen redacti, 1583 (Nuremberg). Original pitch (chiavi naturali) and note-values. Alto is in tenor clef.

General Information

Title: O mors quam amara est
Composer: Giaches de Wert
Lyricist: Sirach 41:1-4create page

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATTB

Genre: SacredMotet

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1566 in Motectorum quinque vocum liber primus, no. 11

Description: Two-part motet:
I. O mors, quam amara est
II. O mors, bonum est judicium

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Original text and translations

Latin.png Latin text

O mors quam amara est memoria tua homini pacem habenti in substantiis suis,
viro quieto, et cujus vitae directae sunt in omnibus et adhuc valenti accipere cibum.

O mors bonum est judicium tuum homini indigenti et qui minoratur viribus defecta aetate,
et cui de omnibus cura est et incredibili qui perdit sapientiam.
 

Hungarian.png Hungarian translation

Oh halál! mely keserves a te emlékezeted azon embernek, ki békeségben él javaival,
a nyugalomban élő férfiúnak, kinek útai mindenben szerencsések, és a ki jóízűen ehetik.

Oh halál! jó a te itéleted a szűkölködő embernek, és annak, ki megfogyatkozott erejében,
elgyengűlt öregségében, és a kinek mindenre nézve gondja van, és a bizalmatlannak, ki elveszti a bölcsességet.