Heinrich Isaac - Quis dabit capiti meo aquam (1492)
Lamentation : Quis dabit capiti meo aquan? · Jordi Savall · Heinrich Isaac · David Sagastume · Lluis Vilamajó · Francesc Garrigosa · Jordi Ricart · Daniele Carnovich · Hespèrion XXI
Henricus Isaac
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Released on: 2017-05-06
Heinrich Isaac (ca. 1450 – 26 March 1517) was a Netherlandish Renaissance composer of south Netherlandish origin. He wrote masses, motets, songs (in French, German and Italian), and instrumental music. A significant contemporary of Josquin des Prez, Isaac influenced the development of music in Germany. Several variants exist of his name: Ysaac, Ysaak, Henricus, Arrigo d'Ugo, and Arrigo il Tedesco among them. (Tedesco means "Flemish" or "German" in Italian.)
Prima pars
Quis dabit capiti meo aquam?
Quis oculis meis fontem lachrimarum dabit,
ut nocte fleam, ut luce fleam?
Sic turtur viduus solet,
sic cygnus moriens solet,
sic luscinia conqueri.
Heu miser, o dolor!
Secunda pars, tenor 1 tacet. Upper voices:
Laurus impetu fulminis
illa iacet subito,
laurus omnium celebris
musarum choris,
nympharum choris.
Secunda pars, Bass
Et requiescamus in pace.
Tertia pars
Sub cuius patula coma
et Phebi lira blandius insonat
et vox blandius insonat.
Nunc muta omnia,
nunc surda omnia.