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Hymn of repentance: Infelix ego (W. Byrd) Lyrics (Latin/English) of Savonarella #classicalmusic #renaissance —
Infelix ego omnium auxilio destitutus, qui coelum terramque offendi.
Quo ibo? Quo me vertam? Ad quem confugiam? Quis mei miserebitur?
Ad coelum oculos levare non audeo. Quia ei graviter peccavi. In terra refugium non invenio. Quia ei scandalum fui.
Quid igitur faciam? Desperabo?
Absit.
Misericors est Deus, pius es salvator meus.
Solus igitur Deus refugium meum: Ipse non despiciet opus suum, non repellet imaginem suam.
Ad te igitur, piisime Deus, tristis ac moerens venio: Quoniam tu solus spes mea, tu solus refugium meum.
Quid autem dicam tibi? Cum oculos elevare non audeam, verba doloris effundam, misericordiam tuam implorabo, et dicam:
Miserere mei Deus, secundum magnam misericordiam tuam.
†
Alas, wretch that I am, destitute of all help, who have offended heaven and earth!
Where shall I go? Where shall I turn? To whom shall I fly? Who will take pity on me?
To heaven I dare not lift up my eyes, for I have deeply sinned against it. On earth, I find no refuge, for I have been an offense to it.
What, therefore, shall I do? Shall I despair?
Far from it.
God is merciful. My Savior is loving.
God alone, therefore, is my refuge. He will not despise His work. He will not cast away His image.
So, I come to You, most kind God, sad and sorrowful. For You alone are my hope. You alone are my refuge.
But what shall I say to You, when I dare not lift up my eyes?
I shall pour forth words of suffering. I will beg Your mercy, and say:
"HAVE MERCY ON ME, GOD, ACCORDING TO YOUR GREAT MERCY!"
†
— Girolamo Savonarola (1452-1498)
Opening lines to "Prison Meditation on Psalm 51," written by Savonarola between April 8 and May 23, 1498, while he was in prison awaiting execution for blasphemy, after being convicted for his leadership of the Bonfires of the Vanities in Florence. Savonarella was burned to death while chained to a cross on May 23, 1498.
Infelix ego omnium auxilio destitutus, qui coelum terramque offendi.
Quo ibo? Quo me vertam? Ad quem confugiam? Quis mei miserebitur?
Ad coelum oculos levare non audeo. Quia ei graviter peccavi. In terra refugium non invenio. Quia ei scandalum fui.
Quid igitur faciam? Desperabo?
Absit.
Misericors est Deus, pius es salvator meus.
Solus igitur Deus refugium meum: Ipse non despiciet opus suum, non repellet imaginem suam.
Ad te igitur, piisime Deus, tristis ac moerens venio: Quoniam tu solus spes mea, tu solus refugium meum.
Quid autem dicam tibi? Cum oculos elevare non audeam, verba doloris effundam, misericordiam tuam implorabo, et dicam:
Miserere mei Deus, secundum magnam misericordiam tuam.
†
Alas, wretch that I am, destitute of all help, who have offended heaven and earth!
Where shall I go? Where shall I turn? To whom shall I fly? Who will take pity on me?
To heaven I dare not lift up my eyes, for I have deeply sinned against it. On earth, I find no refuge, for I have been an offense to it.
What, therefore, shall I do? Shall I despair?
Far from it.
God is merciful. My Savior is loving.
God alone, therefore, is my refuge. He will not despise His work. He will not cast away His image.
So, I come to You, most kind God, sad and sorrowful. For You alone are my hope. You alone are my refuge.
But what shall I say to You, when I dare not lift up my eyes?
I shall pour forth words of suffering. I will beg Your mercy, and say:
"HAVE MERCY ON ME, GOD, ACCORDING TO YOUR GREAT MERCY!"
†
— Girolamo Savonarola (1452-1498)
Opening lines to "Prison Meditation on Psalm 51," written by Savonarola between April 8 and May 23, 1498, while he was in prison awaiting execution for blasphemy, after being convicted for his leadership of the Bonfires of the Vanities in Florence. Savonarella was burned to death while chained to a cross on May 23, 1498.