Vivaldi: Cum dederit (Nisi Dominus) - Mena (Roth) video free download

'Cum dederit dilectis suis somnum'

Aria for contralto, strings (with mutes) and basso continuo

From the psalm setting 'Nisi Dominus' in G minor, RV 608

Text: after Psalms, CXXVII (CXXVI in Vulgate)

Music: Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

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Carlos Mena, countertenor

Les Siècles,

conducted by François-Xavier Roth

http://www.lessiecles.com/

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Latin Text:

Cum dederit dilectis suis somnum:

ecce hæreditas Domini filii,

merces fructus ventris.

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English translation:

When he has given sleep to his beloved:

behold, children are a heritage from the Lord;

the fruit of the womb is a reward.

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Marc D.