Quanti mercenarii (Cipriano de Rore)

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  • (Posted 2019-10-31)  CPDL #55791:       
Editor: Pothárn Imre (submitted 2019-10-31).   Score information: A4, 6 pages, 115 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Transcribed from 1545 print. Original key (chiavi naturali) and note values.

General Information

Title: Quanti mercenarii
Composer: Cipriano de Rore
Lyricist:

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: ATTBarB

Genre: SacredMotet

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1545 in Motetta 5vv, no. 14

Description: Two-part motet for voci pari:
I. Quanti mercenarii
II. Pater peccavi in coelum et coram te

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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Pater peccavi.

Latin.png Latin text

Quanti mercenarii in domo patris mei abundant panibus,
ego autem hic fame pereo,
surgam et ibo ad patrem meum et dicam ei:

Pater peccavi in coelum et coram te.
Iam non sum dignus vocari filius tuus,
fac me sicut unum ex mercenariis tuis.