Victoria: Improperia (The Reproaches) aka Popule Meus

Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548 - 1611)

Text: Mich. VI et al.

Popule meus, quid feci tibi?
Aut in quo contristavi te? Responde mihi.
Hagios o Theos. Sanctus Deus.
Hagios Ischyros. Sanctus Fortis.
Hagios Athanatos, eleison hymas.
Sanctus et Immortalis, miserere nobis.

Verses:

1. Quia eduxi te de terra Aegypti: parasti crucem salvatori tuo.
2. Quia eduxi te per desertum quadraginta annis, et manna cibavi te, et introduxi in terram satis optimam: parasti crucem salvatori tuo.
3. Quid ultra debui facere tibi, et non feci? Ego quidem plantavi te vineam meam speciosissimam: et tu facta es mihi nimis amara: aceto namque sitim meam potasti: et lancea perforasti latus salvatori tuo.

For more verses and information on the liturgical function, see:

http://www.omm.org/documents/liturgy/holy-week/presanctified-3.html

http://www.musicasacra.com/pdf/improperia.pdf

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[MegaKrishan123]

Very beautiful! But the Trisagion(Agios o Theos) isn't pronounced Hagios. The H is silent and the G is pronounced like a Y. Just a little constructive criticism-I'm Greek Melkite Catholic. :)

[metelinensis]

Es el mismo texto.Ademas es la piedra de roseta para entender la transición del mundo grecolatino al mundo cristiano patristico al católico.

Agios iskiros.

poderos I Carios.

Ius patar Cario....lo otro despues

[miguelmuelle]

El texto es tan parecido al texto que aun se usa en la iglesia Ortodoxa. Bellisimo. Gracias, Cesar.

[LaurentziuRo]

Great music !

[karpov89]

We sing this in Sweden too, a bit different

[Rosiemoore]

My favourite setting of the Reproaches - Gorgeous! We are not singing it this year, instead we are doing a more modern plainsong version... no emotion in it! This is the Best, we should be focussing on the pain and injustice of Christ being so persecuted. This version is perfect... x

[willgeek]

great photo of the altar at st. thomas fifth ave, and i guess this is their always magnificent choir? thank for posting this, gorgeous!