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Asperges me, Domine, hyssopo, et mundabor: lavabis me, et super nivem dealbador. Miserere mei, Deus, secundum magnam misericordiam tuam.
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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 Ludwig Senfl (c1490 - 1543), "Asperges me, Domine, hyssopo" [SATB chorus] [text not verified]
- by Anton von Webern (1883 - 1945), "Asperges me, Domine, hyssopo, et mundabor
", op. 16 no. 4 (1923-4), published 1928 [voice and clarinet], from Fünf Canons, no. 4. [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , title unknown, copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen) , title 1: "Besprenkel mij, Heer"
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title unknown, copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , title unknown, copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Lau Kanen [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 4
Word count: 19
Mit Ysop wirst Du mich besprengen, Herr, und ich werde rein sein; Waschen wirst Du mich, und ich werde weißer sein als Schnee. Erbarme Dich meiner, Gott, nach Deiner großen Barmherzigkeit.
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- Translation from Latin to German (Deutsch) copyright © 2011 by Bertram Kottmann, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
Bertram Kottmann. Contact: BKottmann (AT) t-online.de
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This text was added to the website: 2011-06-20
Line count: 4
Word count: 31