Cristóbal de Morales - Emendemus in melius

Cristóbal de Morales (Sevilla, 1500 - Málaga, 1553)

Intérpretes: Capilla Príncipe de Viana (Ángel Recasens)
Imágenes: Bartolomé Esteban Murillo


Emendemus in melius,
Quae ignoranter peccavimus:
Ne subito praeoccupati die mortis,
Quaeramus spatium paenitentiae,
Et invenire non possimus.
Attende Domine et miserere,
Quia peccavimus tibi.




Hagamos enmienda a mejor,
porque en nuestra ignorancia hemos pecado,
para que no nos sorprenda el día de la muerte
sin que podamos remediarlo.
Atiéndenos, Señor, y ten piedad,
porque contra Ti hemos pecado.




Let us amend for the better
where we have sinned through ignorance;
lest suddenly overtaken by the day of death,
we seek space for repentance,
and be not able to find it.
Hearken, O Lord, and have mercy:
for we have sinned against thee.

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Music

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• Cristóbal de Morales
• Motete
• Capilla Princípe de Viana

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