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by St. Thomas Aquinas (1225? - 1274)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Tantum ergo

(Sung text for setting by H. Berlioz)

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Language: Latin

Our translations: DUT ENG FRE SPA

 ... 

Tantum ergo Sacramentum
Veneremur cernui:
Et antiquum documentum
Novo cedat ritui:
Praestet fides supplementum
Sensuum defectui.

Genitori, Genitoque
Laus et iubilatio,
Salus, honor, virtus quoque
Sit et benedictio:
Procedenti ab utroque
Compar sit laudatio. Amen.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 5-6 of the original text.

Composition:

Hector Berlioz

Text Authorship:

by St. Thomas Aquinas (1225? - 1274), "Pange lingua"

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

DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Pange, lingua - incl. Tantum ergo", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Edward Caswall) , "Sing, my tongue, the Savior's glory"
ENG English (Yaoyao Yuan) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chante, langue, du corps", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Heinrich Bone) , "Preise, Zunge"
SPA Spanish (Español) (Saúl Botero Restrepo) , "Canta, oh lengua", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 36
Word count: 114

Chante, langue, du corps

(Sung text translation for setting by H. Berlioz)

See original

Language: French (Français) after the Latin

 ... 

Ce sacrement est si grand,
Adorons-le donc, prosternés ;
Et que l'ancien enseignement
Cède la place au rite nouveau ;
Que la foi fournisse un renfort
Au défaut de nos sens.

Au Père et au Fils,
Louange et joie,
Salut, honneur, et aussi toute puissance
Et bénédiction ;
À celui qui procède des deux
Qu'une égale louange soit accordée.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 5-6 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

Translation from Latin to French (Français) copyright © 2011 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2011-06-02
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