Tristis est anima mea (Quatre motets pour un temps de Pénitence, No. 4)

My Soul Is Sad

Poulenc, Francis (1899–1963)

Voicing:
Mixed Choir → SATB
Solo Voice

Accompaniment:
Unaccompanied

Function/Language(s):
Latin

Occasion:

Proper of Time → The Sacred Paschal Triduum → Holy Thursday of the Lord’s Supper, at the Evening Mass

Publication Information:
Salabert — E.A.S. 16770 (1946, 1962)

Text Information:
Reference: Responsory II at First Nocturn, Matins of Holy Thursday

Lyrics:

Tristis est anima mea usque ad mortem:
sustinete hic, et vigilate mecum:
nunc videbitis turbam, quae circumdabit me.
Vos fugam capietis, et ego vadam immolari pro vobis.

Ecce appropinquat hora et Filius hominis 
tradetur in manus peccatorum.

Vos fugam capietis, et ego vadam immolari pro vobis.

English translation:
My soul is sad, even unto death.
Wait here and watch with me.
Now you will see the crowd that will surround me.
You shall flee, and I will go to be sacrificed for you.

Behold, the hour is at hand,
and the Son of Man will be betrayed
into the hands of sinners.

You shall flee, and I will go to be sacrificed for you.

Notes: SATB with divisi in all parts, and Soprano solo.
Submitted by: Brian Luckner Added: Nov 24, 2021 Last updated: Jan 23, 2022