Vae tibi, Babylon et Syria
Language: Latin
Available translation(s): ENG
Vae tibi, Babylon et Syria,
praecingite vos saccis et cilicio,
et plangite filios vestros, et dolete,
quia appropinquavit perditio vestra.
Note provided by Laura Prichard: This short apocalyptic motet by a prominent Renaissance composer from the Low Countries concerns the annihilation of cities hostile to the Jews. After an aggressive opening, the second line is extended for more than two minutes of music. The third line of text is more subdued, as the bass line slows and the other voices drop through a full octave, exhausted and despairing.
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- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Alas for you, Babylon and Syria", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Alas for you, Babylon and Syria
Language: English  after the Latin
Alas for you, Babylon and Syria,
adorn yourself in garments of hair and sackcloth,
and weep for your children, and suffer,
for your destruction is drawing near.
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