Dixit ergo Jesus (Johannes de Cleve)

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• (Posted 2025-02-12)  CPDL #83825:     

Editor: Mick Swithinbank (submitted 2025-02-12).   Score information: A4, 8 pages, 102 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transposed down a minor third.

General Information

Title: Dixit ergo Jesus
Composer: Johannes de Cleve
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Number of voices: 6vv   Voicing: SSATTB
Genre: Sacred, Motet, Gospel motet

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1568 in Novi thesauri musici (Pietro Giovannelli), Liber 2, no. 39
Description: Published by Antonio Gardano, Venice, 1568. Text from Chapter 6 of St John's Gospel (c.f. OT 21 B).

Original text and translations

Latin text Dixit ergo Jesus ad duodecim: Numquid et vos vultis abire? Respondit ergo ei Simon Petrus: Domine, ad quem ibimus? verba vitae aeternae habes: et nos credidimus, et cognovimus quia tu es Christus Filius Dei. John 6:68-70

English translation Then Jesus said to the twelve: Will you also go away? And Simon Peter answered him: Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. And we have believed and have known, that thou art the Christ, the Son of God.