Accompanied by the Singing of organs

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Translation © by Valerie Luxieo

Cantantibus organis

Language: Latin

Our translations: ENG

Cantantibus organis
Cecilia virgo [in corde suo 
soli domino]¹ decantabat dicens:
Fiat cor meum [et corpus meum]¹ immaculatum
ut non confundar.

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• G. Cima

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Antiphon for Vespers of the Feast of St. Cecilia, November 22.

¹ omitted by Cima.

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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 Giovanni Paolo Cima (1570 - 1610), "Cantantibus organis", published 1610. [alto and basso continuo] [
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by Roland de Lassus (1532 - 1594), "Cantantibus organis", published 1582 [SATTB chorus a cappella], from the collection Sacrae cantiones quinque vocum, no. 9. [
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This text was added to the website: 2015-03-25
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Word count: 23

Accompanied by the Singing of organs

Language: English after the Latin

[Accompanied by the] Singing of organs
[Saint] Cecillia, virgin [in whose heart
was only the Lord] sang, saying:
Let my heart [and my body] remain unstained
and not be confused.

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Note: Cecilia of Rome was a Christian virgin martyr. She is the patron saint of musicians and organ builders.

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This text was added to the website: 2026-06-04
Line count: 5
Word count: 30