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Four motets for Christmastime
Translations © by Laura Prichard
Song Cycle by Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963)
View original-language texts alone: Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël
O magnum mysterium et admirabile sacramentum ut animalia viderent Dominum natum jacentem in praesepio. Beata Virgo cujus viscera meruerunt portare Dominum Christum.
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- by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "O magnum mysterium", from the Latin Liturgy
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O great mystery and admirable sacrament that animals would see the newborn Lord lying in a manger. Blessed Virgin, whose body served to bear the Lord Christ.
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This text was added to the website: 2021-09-27
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Quem vidistis pastores dicite: annuntiate pro nobis in terris quis apparuit. Natum vidimus, et choros Angelorum collaudantes Dominum. Dicite quidnam vidistis, et annuntiate Christi nativitatem.
Whom did you see, shepherds, speak, tell us: on earth, who has appeared? [The] newborn [child] we saw, and choirs of Angels praising [the] Lord. Tell of what you saw, and announce Christ's nativity.
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Videntes stellam Magi gavisi sunt gaudio magno: et intrantes domum obtulerunt Domino aurum, thus et myrrham.
[Upon] seeing [the] star, [the] Magi rejoiced in great joy: and entering the house they offered gold, frankincense and myrrh.
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Hodie Christus natus est Hodie Salvator apparuit, Hodie in terra canunt angeli, Laetantur archangeli, Hodie exultant justi, dicentes: Gloria in excelsis Deo, Et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis.
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- by Bible or other Sacred Texts , a medieval paraphrase of Luke 2:11, 13-14 and Psalm 33:1
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Note: in the Gabrieli version, "alleluia" is added at the end of lines 1,2,4, and 7; in the Sweelinck version, "alleluia" is added at the end of line 2, and "Noe!" is added at the end of lines 1 and 4.Today Christ is born. Today the Savior appears. Today angels sing to the earth, Archangels rejoices. Today the just rejoice, saying: Gloria in the highest to God, And on earth, peace to people of goodwill. Alleluia.
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Translator's note for the word "Alleluia" : This Latin word comes from the Hebrew halleluhu (rejoice), with the suffix “jah” acting as an intensifier (rejoice greatly).
This text was added to the website: 2021-09-25
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