Sicut Cervus Desiderat (Palestrina)
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About this Piece
Title Sicut Cervus Desiderat Composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525 – 1594) Key F major Period Renaissance
This piece is a choral setting of Psalm 41:2, as found in the Vulgate Bible.
Translation
The translation presented is as close to the Latin as possible; words not found in the respective lines are put in [brackets]. This translation is solely of the Latin text, and does not strive for accuracy to the original Hebrew.
Latin English Sicut cervus desiderat As the deer desires ad fontes aquarum to [go to] the fount of the waters, Ita desiderat So desires anima mea my soul ad te Deus. to [go to] you, God.
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