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Translation © by Guy Laffaille
Magnificat anima mea Dominum
Language: Latin after the Greek (Ελληνικά)
Magnificat anima mea Dominum, et exsultavit spiritus meus in Deo salvatore meo, quia respexit humilitatem ancillae suae. Ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent omnes generationes, quia fecit mihi magna, qui potens est, et sanctum nomen eius, et misericordia eius [in progenies et progenies]1 timentibus eum. Fecit potentiam in brachio suo, dispersit superbos mente cordis sui; deposuit potentes de sede et exaltavit humiles; esurientes implevit bonis et divites dimisit inanes. Suscepit Israel puerum suum, recordatus [misericordiae]2, sicut locutus est ad patres nostros, Abraham et semini eius in saecula.
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Hildegard von Bingen, Fayrfax, Monk, Nesbitt, Pärt: "a progenie in progenies"
2 Fayrfax, Monk, Nesbitt, Pärt: "misericordiae suae"
Authorship:
- by Bible or other Sacred Texts , Luke 1:46-55 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Magnificat"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Tomaso Albinoni (1671 - 1751), "Magnificat" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750), "Magnificat anima mea dominum", BWV. 243 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Dietrich Buxtehude (1637 - 1707), "Magnificat anima mea dominum" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Francesco Durante (1684 - 1755), "Magnificat anima mea dominum" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Francesco Feo (1691 - 1761), "Magnificat" [ strings, satb chorus, and continuo ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Giorgio Gaslini (b. 1929), "Magnificat", published 1963 [ soprano, alto saxophone, contrabass, and piano ], London, Universal Edition [sung text not yet checked]
- by Luca Marenzio (c1553 - 1599), "Magnificat anima mea dominum" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Arvo Pärt (b. 1935), "Magnificat anima mea dominum" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Krzysztof Penderecki (1933 - 2020), "Magnificat anima mea dominum" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757), "Magnificat anima mea dominum" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Magnificat anima mea dominum", D 486 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Schütz (1585 - 1672), "Magnificat anima mea dominum" [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Kenneth Tavener (1944 - 2013), "Magnificat" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958), "Magnificat anima mea dominum" [sung text not yet checked]
- by José Carlos do Amaral Vieira Filho (b. 1952), "Magnificat", op. 253 (1990), first performed 1990 [ mezzo-soprano, four-part chorus, and 2 pianos ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741), "Magnificat anima mea dominum", RV 610 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679 - 1745), "Magnificat anima mea dominum" [sung text not yet checked]
The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- by Hildegard von Bingen (1098 - 1179), "Magnificat anima mea dominum"
- by John Nesbitt (flourished in the Renaissance), "Magnificat" [ chorus ]
- by Richard Monk , "Magnificat" [ chorus ]
- by Robert Fayrfax (c1464 - 1521), "Magnificat" [ chorus ]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen) , "Magnificat", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Bible or other Sacred Texts)
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Mon âme exalte le Seigneur", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Saúl Botero Restrepo) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-01-18
Line count: 18
Word count: 88
Mon âme exalte le Seigneur
Language: French (Français) after the Latin
Mon âme exalte le Seigneur. Et mon esprit a exulté en Dieu mon sauveur. Parce qu'il a jeté les yeux sur son humble servante ; car regardez, désormais je serai appelée bienheureuse par toutes les générations. Car celui qui est tout-puissant a fait pour moi de grandes choses et saint est son nom. Et sa miséricorde s'étend d'âge en âge sur ceux qui le craignent. Il a déployé la force de son bras, il a dispersé les hommes au cœur superbe. Il a renversé les potentats de leur trône et élevé les humbles. Il a rassasié de biens les affamés et renvoyé les riches les mains vides. Il a secouru Israël son enfant se souvenant de sa miséricorde. Ainsi qu'il l'a promis à nos pères, Abraham et sa descendance dans les siècles.
Authorship:
- Translation from Latin to French (Français) copyright © 2009 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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Based on:
- a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts , Luke 1:46-55
Based on:
- a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Magnificat"
This text was added to the website: 2009-01-19
Line count: 18
Word count: 132