Pulchra es

General information

Source of text is Song of Solomon 6:3-4a.

Settings by composers

• Claudio Monteverdi SS or SA
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina SATTB
• Francesco Usper SSATTB

Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above

• Claudio Monteverdi — Vespro della Beata Vergine

Text and translations

Latin text 3  Pulchra es amica mea, suavis et decora sicut Jerusalem, terribilis ut castrorum acies ordinata. 4a  Averte oculos tuos a me quia ipsi me avolare fecerunt. Dutch translation 3  Je bent mooi, m'n lief, zacht en bekoorlijk als Jeruzalem, ontzagwekkend als een heir in slagorde. 4a  Wend je ogen van me af, want ze doen me wegvluchten.

English translation 3  Thou art beautiful, O my love, sweet and comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army set in array. 4a  Turn away thy eyes from me, for they have made me flee away. French translation 3  Tu es belle, mon amie, fille de Jerusalem douce et fraîche, redoutable comme des troupes déployées. 4a  Détourne de moi tes yeux car ils m'ont vaincu.