De profundis

De profundis (literally "out of the depths") are the first two words of the Latin translation of psalm 129 (130), one of the seven Penitential Psalms (psalms 6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, and 143).

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Latin - Psalm - Penitential Psalms

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De profundis is often used as the title of musical settings of the text. Some well-known examples include two settings by Josquin Des Prez, one by Orlando di Lasso, one by Carl Georg Reutter (formerly ascribed to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) and a contemporary setting by Arvo Pärt.

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Josquin Des Prez - Orlando di Lasso - Carl Georg Reutter - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Arvo Pärt

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A poem by García Lorca, in his collection Poema del cante jondo, is entitled De profundis. The poem begins:

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:Los cien enamorados

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:Duermen para siempre

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:Bajo la tierra seca.

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:(A hundred lovers

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:sleep forever

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:under the dry earth)

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A long letter by Oscar Wilde, written near the end of his life while he was in prison, also bears this title, as does a poem by C.S.Lewis.

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Letter - Oscar Wilde - C.S.Lewis

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