Prologue
Language: Latin
Nowell! Nowell! Nowell! Hodie Christus natus est: hodie salvator apparuit: Hodie in terra canunt angeli, laetantur archangeli: Hodie exultant justi, dicentes: gloria in excelsis Deo: Alleluia.
Authorship
- by Bible or other Sacred Texts , Vespers for Christmas Day [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 Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958), "Prologue" [soprano or mezzo-soprano, tenor, and baritone soli, boys' chorus, mixed chorus, and orchestra], from the cantata Hodie, no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Ahmed E. Ismail
This text was added to the website: 2006-07-26
Line count: 4
Word count: 26