Osculetur me/Nigra sum - Gascongne, Mathieu

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"Four-part motet on texts from Song of Songs 1:1-6. In the ‘Nigra sum’ section the singular is used in ‘filia Jersusalem’, interpreting the phrase as coming from the Virgin Mary, speaking about herself."

⌛ Period → Renaissance ◈ Genre → Motets

♯ Key C major

⁄ Time Signature 2/2

♬ Voicing → ATTB

◆ Difficulty

Beginner

↕ Range G2 – C5

¶ Language → Latin

Measures 149

Texture Homophonic

Parts 4

Instruments A cappella

Pages 10

CPDL # 71067

Editor Bert Schreuder

Posted 2022-10-09

License CPDL License

♫Pitch Ranges

A3 – C5

D3 – G4

C3 – E4

G2 – B3

¶Lyrics / Text

1:1 Osculetur me osculo oris sui; quia meliora sunt ubera tua vino. 1:2 Fragrantia unguentis optimis; oleum effusum nomen tuum; ideo adulescentulae dilexerunt te. 1:3a Trahe me post te, curremus in odorem unguentorum tuorum. 1:4a Nigra sum sed formosa, filia Jerusalem. 1:5a Nolite me considerare quod fusca sim, quia decoloravit me sol. 1:5c Posuerunt me custodem in vineis. 6 Indica mihi, quem diligit anima mea, ubi pascas, ubi cubes in meridie, ne vagari incipiam post greges sodalium tuorum.