Language: Latin 
Our translations:  GER
Plange quasi virgo, 
plebs mea,
ululate, pastores, 
in cinere et cilicio
quia veniet dies Domini 
magna et amara valde.

Accingite vos, sacerdotes, 
et plangite, ministri altaris,
aspergite vos cinere.

Note: This is a responsory from the Tenebrae service for Holy Saturday in the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar.

Composition:

    Set to music by Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa (c1561 - 1613), "Plange quasi virgo", published 1611 [ vocal sextet (SSATTB) a cappella ]

Text Authorship:

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Trauere wie eine Jungfrau", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Grant Hicks [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2012-02-15
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