Adorna thalamum tuum

General information

Processional antiphon after blessing of candles at the Feast of the Purification.

Notes on selected settings

Giovanni Matteo Asola TTBB (Variant 1) William Byrd ATT (adds "genitum") Pierre Certon a 5 Clemens non Papa Giovanni Contino SSATTB Giovanni Andrea Dragoni SATTB Guillaume Le Heurteur SATB (using variant 2 as second part of "Ecce venit ad templum")

Orlando di Lasso SATB (thru "novi luminis.") Pierre de Manchicourt a 4 (2.p. Suscipiens Simeon Jesus) Costanzo Porta Teodoro Riccio SATTB (using Variant 2 and adding a second part) Andrew Richesson SATB (through "…porta:" in 4 parts, solo verses include Responsum accepit Simeon) Francesco Soriano SATB.SATB (substitutes "amplectere Messiam gratulare huiusce matri" and adds "genitum") Pandolfo Zallamella SATB (Variant 2)

Settings by composers (automatically updated)

• Giovanni Matteo Asola — Adorna thalamum  Latin TTBB
• William Byrd — Adorna thalamum tuum  Latin ATT
• Pierre Certon — Adorna thalamum tuum  Latin SATTB
• Giovanni Contino — Adorna thalamum tuum  Latin SSATTB
• Giovanni Andrea Dragoni — Adorna thalamum tuum  Latin SATTB
• Guillaume Le Heurteur — Ecce venit ad templum - Adorna thalamum tuum  Latin SATB
• Orlando di Lasso — Adorna thalamum  Latin SATB
• Pierre de Manchicourt — Adorna thalamum tuum  Latin SATB
• Teodoro Riccio — Adorna thalamum  Latin SATTB
• Andrew Richesson — Adorna Thalamum  Latin SATB
• Francesco Soriano — Adorna thalamum a 8  Latin SATB.SATB
• Pandolfo Zallamella — Adorna thalamum  Latin SATTB

Text and translations

Latin text Adorna thalamum tuum, Sion, et suscipe Regem Christum: amplectere Mariam, quae est coelestis porta: [amplectere Messiam gratulare huiusce matri:] ipsa enim portat Regem gloriae novi luminis: subsistit Virgo, adducens manibus Filium ante luciferum [genitum]: quem accipiens Simeon in ulnas suas praedicavit populis Dominum eum esse vitae et mortis et Salvatorem mundi. Asola's variant 1 Adorna thalamum tuum, Syon, et suscipe regem regum Christum: amplectere Mariam, quae novo lumine subsistens Virgo portat regem gloriae. Hunc accipiens Simeon exclamavit et dixit: Nunc dimittis servum tuum Domine, Secundum verbum tuum in pace. Zallamella's variant 2 Adorna thalamum tuum, Sion, et suscipe Regem Christum: Quem virgo concepit Virgo peperit quem genuit adoravit.

English translation Adorn thy bridal chamber, O Sion, and receive Christ the King: embrace Mary, who is the gate of heaven, [embrace the Messiah and congratulate this mother} who herself truly brings the glorious King of new light. She remains a virgin, though bearing in her hands a Son begotten before the daystar, whom Simeon, taking him in his arms, proclaimed to the people to be the Lord of life and death, and Saviour of the world. Variant 1 Adorn thy bridal chamber, O Sion, and receive Christ the king of kings: embrace Mary, who remaining virgin, in new light, carries the king of glory. Whom Simeon took in his arms, exclaimed, and said: "Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word". Variant 2 Adorn thy bridal chamber, O Sion, and receive Christ the King: He whom the Virgin conceived and bore, she also worshipped.

External links

• LU and GABC code at Gregobase