Da mihi auxilium
Language: Latin
Our translations: ENG
Da mihi auxilium de tribulatione, quia vana salus hominis: Aut aliquid saltem respirandi tempus, ut plangam iuventutem meam.
Note: the first line is from Psalm 107
Researcher for this page: David Wyatt
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by William Byrd (1542?3? - 1623), "Da mihi auxilium", published 1575 [ vocal sextet a cappella (ATTBBB) ], from Cantiones Sacrae, no. 23 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "Grant Me Aid", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: David Wyatt
This text was added to the website: 2012-07-06
Line count: 4
Word count: 18