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{{Text|Latin| | |||
O quam tu pulchra es, amica mea, columba mea, | |||
formosa mea, immaculata mea. | |||
Oculi tui oculi columbarum. | |||
Capilli tui sicut greges caprarum. | |||
Dentes tui sicut greges tonsarum. | |||
Sicut vitta coccinea labia tua. | |||
Sicut turris David collum tuum. | |||
Duo ubera tua sicut duo hinulli. | |||
O quam tu pulchra es. | |||
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((Translation|English| | |||
Oh, how beautiful you are, my love, my dove, | |||
My beautiful one, my perfect one. | |||
Your eyes are the eyes of doves. | |||
Your hair is like a flock of goats. | |||
Your teeth are like a flock of ewes. | |||
Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon. | |||
Your neck is like the tower of David. | |||
Your two breasts are like two young fawns. | |||
Oh, how beautiful you are. | |||
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Revision as of 21:22, 8 August 2015
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- (Posted 2015-08-08) CPDL #36428: Capella
- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2015-08-08). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 93 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Clefs modernised. Note values halved in triple-time sections. Time signatures changed from 4/2 to 2/2 and 3/1 to 3/2 respectively. Source may be found at IMSLP.
General Information
Title: O quam pulchra es, amica mea, SWV 265
Composer: Heinrich Schütz
Source of text: Song of Songs 4:2-5 & 2:10
Number of voices: 2vv Voicing: TB
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: Latin
Instruments: String ensemble 2 violins & continuo
Published: Symphoniae sacrae (Book 1, op. 6, Venice, 1629)
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Original text and translations
Latin text O quam tu pulchra es, amica mea, columba mea, |
((Translation|English| Oh, how beautiful you are, my love, my dove, My beautiful one, my perfect one. Your eyes are the eyes of doves. Your hair is like a flock of goats. Your teeth are like a flock of ewes. Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon. Your neck is like the tower of David. Your two breasts are like two young fawns. Oh, how beautiful you are. |