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Peccavi Domine, peccavi multum. Erubescit vultus meus nec audeo respicere in coelum prae multitudeine iniquitatis meae. Agnosco vulnera mea, confiteor tibi Jesu bone, Jesu misericors, horret vultus meus sordes animae meae; ingemiscit cor meum, confectus est moerore spiritus meus, commota sunt viscera mea et contritio mea magna est valde. Parce Domine, parce Jesu mitissime et ne despicias me in humilitate mea. Factae sunt lacrymae meae potus meus et cineres refectio mea. Miserere Domine, miserere paenitentis, miserere Domine, miserere! Convertere Deus mitis, convertere aliquantulum ne irascaris mihi amplius. Non, non, non ultra peccabo in te, non, non, non ultra. Parce Domine, parce Jesu mitissime et ne despicias me in humilitate mea.
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- by Jean Commire (1625 - 1702) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
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- by Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1634 - 1704), "Peccavi Domine, peccavi multum", H. 425 no. 2 [vocal trio and continuo], from Dialogus inter Christum et peccatores, no. 2. [text verified 1 time]
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- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title unknown, copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2011-08-16
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Word count: 110
J'ai péché, Seigneur, j'ai péché beaucoup. Mon visage rougit et je n'ose pas regarder le ciel à cause du grand nombre de mes fautes. Je connais mes plaies, je me confesse à toi doux Jésus, Jésus miséricordieux, mon visage tremble de la saleté de mon âme ; mon cœur gémit, mon esprit est accablé par le chagrin, mes entrailles sont agitées et ma contrition est très grande. Épargne-moi, Seigneur, épargne-moi, Jésus très doux et ne me dédaigne pas dans ma bassesse. Mes larmes sont devenues ma boisson et les cendres ma nourriture. Aie pitié, Seigneur, aie pitié d'un pénitent, aie pitié, Seigneur, aie pitié ! Change, Dieu doux, change un petit peu, ne sois plus en colère contre moi. Non, non, je ne pécherai plus contre toi, non, non, non, plus jamais. Épargne-moi, Seigneur, épargne-moi, Jésus très doux et ne me dédaigne pas dans ma bassesse.
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- a text in Latin by Jean Commire (1625 - 1702)
This text was added to the website: 2011-08-16
Line count: 21
Word count: 146