Josquin Desprez's setting of Psalm 129 (De profundis). This Septuagesima Sunday's tract is taken from the same Psalm. Josquin's polyphonic setting evokes the penitential spirit of the Psalm.


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From DRBO.ORG:

De profundis. A prayer of a sinner, trusting in the mercies of God. The sixth penitential psalm.

[1] Out of the depths I have cried to thee, O Lord:
 Canticuм graduum. De profundis clamavi ad te, Domine;

[2] Lord, hear my voice. Let thy ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication.
 Domine, exaudi vocem meam. Fiant aures tuae intendentes in vocem deprecationis meae.

[3] If thou, O Lord, wilt mark iniquities: Lord, who shall stand it.
 Si iniquitates observaveris, Domine, Domine, quis sustinebit?

[4] For with thee there is merciful forgiveness: and by reason of thy law, I have waited for thee, O Lord. My soul hath relied on his word:
 Quia apud te propitiatio est; et propter legem tuam sustinui te, Domine. Sustinuit anima mea in verbo ejus;

[5] My soul hath hoped in the Lord.
 Speravit anima mea in Domino.

[6] From the morning watch even until night, let Israel hope in the Lord.
 A custodia matutina usque ad noctem, speret Israel in Domino;

[7] Because with the Lord there is mercy: and with him plentiful redemption.
 Quia apud Dominum misericordia, et copiosa apud eum redemptio.

[8] And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
 Et ipse redimet Israel ex omnibus iniquitatibus ejus.

http://drbo.org/drl/chapter/21129.htm

Here you go :smile: :

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I call it a transition motet since both the Alma Redemptoris Mater and Ave Regina caelorum are sung simultaneously.

So beautiful!