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O Domine Deus speravi in te. O care mi Jesu, nunc libera me! In dura catena, in misera poena, Desidero te; Languendo, gemendo et genuflectendo Adoro, imploro ut liberes me!
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Carl Banck (1809 - 1889), "O Domine Deus", op. 71 (Gesänge für gemischten Chor) no. 4, published 1876 [ mixed chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Luigi Dallapiccola (1904 - 1975), "Preghiera di Maria Stuarda", 1938/41 [ chorus and instrumental ensemble ], from Canti prigionia, no. 1, with some punctuation changes to the text [sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Gisbert, Freiherr von Vincke (1813 - 1892) , "Gebet", appears in Rose und Distel, Poesien aus England und Schottland, in Erstes Buch, first published 1853 ; composed by Joachim Raff, Robert Schumann.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation possibly by Adolf Wilhelm Ernst von Winterfeld (1824 - 1888); composed by Albert Ernst Anton Becker, Gustav Heinrich Graben-Hoffmann.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Leberecht Blücher Dreves (1816 - 1870) , no title, appears in Gedichte, in 8. Geistliche Gedichte. Nach dem Lateinischen, no. 1 ; composed by Ferdinand von Hiller.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Valerie Luxieo) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Prière", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-07-16
Line count: 11
Word count: 30
Oh Lord God, I hope in you. Oh, my beloved Jesus, now free me! In durable chains, in miserable pain, I long for you; I am tired, I am greiving, and I kneel down I adore, I beg you to free me!
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- a text in Latin by Mary, Queen of Scots (1542 - 1586)
This text was added to the website: 2026-06-03
Line count: 11
Word count: 42