I have heard a voice coming from the sky

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Singable translation by Bible or other Sacred Texts

Translation © by Kendree Chen

Audivi vocem de caelo venientem

Language: Latin

Our translations: ENG FRE

Audivi vocem de caelo venientem: 
venite omnes virgines sapientissime;
oleum recondite in vasis vestris 
dum sponsus advenerit.
Media nocte clamor factus est: 
ecce sponsus venit.

Text Authorship:

Singable translation by Bible or other Sacred Texts , Matthew 25:4-6 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Thomas Tallis (c1505 - 1585), "Audivi vocem de caelo venientem" [ SATB chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]
by John Taverner (1490 - 1545), "Audivi vocem de caelo venientem" [ SATB chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Kendree Chen) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "J'ai entendu une voix qui venait du ciel", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2014-10-24
Line count: 6
Word count: 25

I have heard a voice coming from the sky

Language: English after the Latin

I have heard a voice coming from the sky:
Come, all you virgins, very wisely;
Fill with oil your urns
For when the bridegroom comes.
In the middle of the night a cry was made:
Look! The bridegroom comes.

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a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts , Matthew 25:4-6
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This text was added to the website: 2023-08-09
Line count: 6
Word count: 39