Absalon, fili mi (Bible or other Sacred Texts, set by (Josquin des Prez)) (The LiederNet Archive: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)

Absalon, fili mi

Language: Latin

Available translation(s): ENG

Absalon, fili mi,
Quis det ut moriar pro te,
Fili mi Absalon.
Non vivam ultra,
Sed descendam in infernum plorans.

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by Josquin des Prez (c1440 - 1521), "Absalon, fili mi" [four-part chorus] [ sung text checked 1 time]

Set in a modified version by Heinrich Schütz.

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Also set in English, a translation by Bible or other Sacred Texts , 2 Samuel 18:33 [an adaptation] ; composed by Thomas Tomkins.

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Researcher for this text: David Wyatt

This text was added to the website: 2012-10-25
Line count: 5
Word count: 20