O quam tu pulchra es (Alessandro Grandi)

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• CPDL #25524:  Sibelius 6

Editor: Lewis Jones (submitted 2012-02-03).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 36 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: In original key

• CPDL #03045:    Encore 

Editor: Bernard Delhez (submitted 2001-10-12).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 160 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Encore file is zipped. Includes realization.

General Information

Title: O quam tu pulchra es
Composer: Alessandro Grandi

Number of voices: 1v   Voicing: Soprano solo
or Solo Tenor
Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: Latin
Instruments: Basso continuo
Published: 1625

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Original text and translations

Latin text

O quam tu pulchra es,
Amica mea, columba mea,
Formosa mea
Oculi tui columbarum
Capilli tui sicut greges caprarum
Et dentes tui sicut greges tonsarum.
Veni de Libano, veni coroberis.
Surge propera, surge sponsa mea,
Surge dilecta mea, immaculata mea,
Surge, veni, quia amore langueo.

English translation

O how beautiful you are,
My girlfriend, my dove,
My beautiful one,
Your eyes are those of doves
Your hair is like flocks of goats,
Your teeth are like rows of oars.
Come from Lebanon, come coroberis (?).
Arise quickly, arise my bride
Arise my precious, my spotless one,
Arise, come, because I languish in love.