Kenet näitte, paimenet, sanokaa

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Translation © by Erkki Pullinen

Quem vidistis pastores

Language: Latin

Our translations: ENG FIN GER

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.

Text 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 Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963), "Quem vidistis pastores", FP. 152 no. 2 (1951), published 1952 [ chorus a cappella ], from Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël, no. 2, Paris, Rouart, Lerolle & Cie. [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Whom did you see, shepherds, speak", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Was habt ihr gesehen, Hirten?", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2010-01-22
Line count: 6
Word count: 25

Kenet näitte, paimenet, sanokaa

Language: Finnish (Suomi) after the Latin

Kenet näitte, paimenet, sanokaa,
kertokaa meille kuka meidän puolestamme
ilmestyi maailmaan.
Näimme vastasyntyneen 
ja enkelien kuoron ylistämässä Herraa.
Kertokaa mitä näitte 
ja julistakaa Kristuksen syntymää.

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This text was added to the website: 2010-01-22
Line count: 7
Word count: 25