Hard not to take the last verse of the final motet of the Portland William Byrd Festival final concert as a commentary on affairs in Washington, as opposed to Jerusalem. Psalm 79, Deus venerunt gentes; verse 4, as set by William Byrd (1540-1623)
Facti summus opprobrium vicinis nostris,
subsannatio et illusio his qui in cicuitu nostro sunt.
"We have become a disgrace to our neighbors,
an object of mockery and derision to those around us."
Facti summus opprobrium vicinis nostris,
subsannatio et illusio his qui in cicuitu nostro sunt.
"We have become a disgrace to our neighbors,
an object of mockery and derision to those around us."
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