#sicutcervus

[itspileofgoodthings]

@sicutcervus haha YESSS. The more I think about it the more accurate it is!

[jessicahoneyugan-blog]

Palestrina - Sicut cervus - The Cambridge Singers

Psalm 42 Sicut cervus desiderat ad fontes aquarum, ita desiderat anima mea ad te, Deus. *****-----*****-----***** Like as the hart desireth the water-brooks:...

  Sicut cervus, composed by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, is influenced by an Old Testament Scripture in the Bible.  The lyrics throughout the entire piece are repetitions of the same single phrase which is found in Psalm 42:1.  Although these lyrics are not exactly the same as those in scripture, the translation has relatively the same meaning.  The direct translation for Palestrina’s interpretation of the verse is “As a hart longs for the flowing streams, so longs my soul for thee, O God.”  Although some people mistakingly assume that the word “hart” originally translated from the Latin “cervus” would be changed to “heart” nowadays, the word “cervus” was actually what most people in the Medieval and Renaissance times would have used to describe a red stag, also known as a buck.  It is obvious that the composer had the true meaning of this passage of Scripture in mind while writing the piece because of the way that the song is crafted with such detail.

  The song begins with piano dynamics and only one voice part starting off the song then continues to grow in volume as each voice part comes in with the same phrase.  Although they are all singing the same words, Palestrina decided to start the tenors with the melody of the song then move them to the harmony soon after the sopranos and basses take over the melody of the song.  Though the basses and sopranos are singing the same notes, however, they are beginning each round at a different time, causing a polyphonic texture.  The altos enter with a harmony that moves in thirds with the tenors then break off into their own variation of the melody with a more decorative style.

  The most distinct variable of this song to me is that it flows in the same way that the writer of this Psalm may have imagined the flowing streams mentioned.  (Although the Psalm begins with “A Maskil of the Sons of Korah,” many theologians believe that David is the writer because of how alike this Psalm is compared to others which he has written.)  As the song plays, the listener can almost imagine a weary stag finally hearing the tender streams of water for which he was longing.  Because of this beautiful imagine, this song is inspirational to me.  Before giving up, this song prompts me to search for the living water that is capable of quenching that thirst for something more.

[kaldheimknight]

Okay so we've decided we like the letter 'o' but we need at least one more. We can't just name this thing 0000.

sicutcervus explaining how the designers of ooVoo decided on the name. 

[kaldheimknight]

Librarian + 17

"There are no wolves on Fenris. When the upplander had been told this, years before, he laughed."

-Prospero Burns, Dan Abnett 

[kaldheimknight]

blue, cup, english, picture, teacher

Why do you have to ask so many I'm leaving for work soon! (just kidding)

Blue: What song do you listen to when you're feeling down?

Bodhisattva of Cathedral, Death don't have no mercy, Gran Torino (yes the song from the Clint Eastwood movie) 

Cup: Do you drink tea or coffee? 

Both, but I drink coffee much more frequently. I've had both today.

English: How many languages can you speak? 

Just English fluently, I can speak a little German and I need to learn Spanish. 

Picture: Post a picture of our lovely face. 

For whatever reason it's not letting me upload a picture. 

Teacher: What do you aspire to be? 

A husband and a father. 

Thanks Lissa! 

[kaldheimknight]

3,4,5,6,13,14,16,17,20,34,62,67,80. ...I didn't realize how many that was until I typed them up

Why do you do this to me! (just kidding!)

3. Three fears.

Ending up alone, people willingly rejecting their rights for “security”, my academic life

4. Three things I love.

My dog, when my truck is running fine, coffee

5. Four turn ons

Intelligence, a cute smile, humility, wants children

6. Four turn offs

Stupidity, arrogance, anything like that, 

13. Favorite color

Gray or pale green

14. Do I have a crush

Who told you! 

I mean, maybe…

16. Favorite place

My grandfather’s old hunting lodge (which he sold years ago)

17. Favorite foods

Pizza and bratwurst. (Not together) 

20. First thing I notice in a new person

How they carry themselves I guess. 

34. My relationship with my parents

It’s ok. It get’s very frustrating at times but we try. 

62. Do I prefer talking on the phone or video chatting online?

Well I’ve never video chatted so I guess talking on the phone. If certain people would like to video chat I would be up for it. (That includes you Lissa)

67. What was the last book I read?

Well I’m currently reading A Thousand Sons but the last book I finished was Prospero Burns. I know, I’m reading them out of order.

80. What’s your favorite word?

Hope 

[iamfitzwilliamdarcy]

sicutcervus replied to your post:i was riding a pony today and the pony lay down in...

maybe she just wanted to test your emergency dismount…?

well i got of without any legs crushed so i think i passed the test!

i was just so startled i thought she was scratching her face on her leg and then we were on the ground and i was like oh?????

[kaldheimknight]

14,23,35

14. What was your favorite TV show when you were a child?

A tie between Gundam and Monday Night Raw

23. What language, besides your native language, would you like to be fluent in?

So many… but I would love to know Croatian. 

35. Would you rather live in a rural area or the suburbs?

I would prefer a rural area with plenty of space for my dogs! Also, being born a city boy it would mean I’ve come full circle in a way.

Thanks Lissa!