by Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa (c1561 - 1613)
Plange quasi virgo
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): 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.
Authorship:
- by Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa (c1561 - 1613), first published 1611 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa (c1561 - 1613), "Plange quasi virgo", published 1611. [vocal sextet (SSATTB) a cappella] [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , title 1: "Trauere wie eine Jungfrau", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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