Tenebrae factae sunt, dum crucifixissent Jesum Judaei. Obscuratus est sol et velum templi scissum est medium a summo usque deorsum et circa horam nonam exclamavit Jesus voce magna dicens : «Deus meus, ut quid dereliquisti me ?» Currens autem unus de circumstantibus implens spongiam aceto circumponensque calamo potum dabat ei dicens: «Sinite videamus si veniat Elias ad deponendum eum». Jesus autem iterum clamans voce magna sic ait: «Pater, in manus tuas commendo spiritum meum». Et haec dicens expiravit.
About the headline (FAQ)
Historical note: there is no basis in scripture or history for the portrayal of the Jewish people as the crucifiers of Jesus Christ. This long-standing charge of collective guilt was eventually repudiated by the Catholic Church at the second Vatican Council in 1965. Performers may opt to change the last word in the first line to "Nazarenum" instead (with thanks to Ian Pomerantz).
Authorship:
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1634 - 1704), "Tenebrae factae sunt, dum crucifixissent Jesum Judaei", H. 386 [ vocal trio and continuo ], from Méditations pour le Carême, no. 7 [sung text checked 1 time]
Set in a modified version by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Francis Poulenc.
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2011-08-16
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