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Sii pur sempre benigno, oh Dio, e le preghiere muovano a pietà.
Authorship
- by Saverio Mattei (1742 - 1795) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791), "Coro", first performed 1785, from the oratorio Davide penitente, no. 4 [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "Chorus", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chœur", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2018-12-29
Line count: 2
Word count: 12
Sois toujours bienveillant, ô Dieu, et que nos prières te poussent à la pitié.
Authorship
- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to French (Français) copyright © 2018 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Saverio Mattei (1742 - 1795)
This text was added to the website: 2018-12-29
Line count: 2
Word count: 14