by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Quae est ista
Language: Latin
Quae est ista, quae procedit, ut aurora consurgens, cui sol ipse resurgens in suo nitore cedit, coeli planetae, stellae, dicite, nuntiate. Ah, scio quid indicatis, haec est sponsa divinae puritatis. Haec est aurora, sponsi dilecta, valde decora, ut sol electa. Unde formae tam bellae sine labe conceptae et pravitate? Tam puram claritatem, tam claram puritatem sol et luna mirantur, et in estasim rapti contemplantur. Hanc auroram conflagrans ardore, sol aeternus, ah quantum amavit. Ipsam replens coelesti candore, sibi sponsam et matrem vocavit. Procul quaeso torpores o vigiles fideles, hanc lucem si videtis quid adhuc sustinetis. Venite, venite exultemus, et dormitantes lyras excitemus. O nimis clara lux, grati splendores, non habet lac et nix tantos candores. Quis tuam decantabit claritatem quae vincit angelorum puritatem Ave lactea, sine macula, semperque candida aurorae lux. Reple nectare nostra pectora, solis aeterni fulgida dux.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Alessandro Scarlatti (1659 - 1725), "Quae est ista", published 1707-8 [ 3 male voices (castrato, alto, tenor) or in modern performance, soprano, counter-tenor, and tenor], from Concerti Sacri, motet; Estienne Roger, Amsterdam [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-12-21
Line count: 40
Word count: 139