Quem pastores laudavere (Traditional)

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• CPDL #07067:

Editor: Edward L. Stauff (submitted 2004-05-20).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 47 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Harmonised by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Omits verse 3.

• CPDL #01784:

Editor: Christopher R. Baker (submitted 2000-11-27).   Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution 1.0

Edition notes: Harmonized by Dr. F. Layrie. Interchanges last lines of vv 3 & 4.

• CPDL #01572: NoteWorthy Composer

Editor: Richard Woodroffe (submitted 2000-10-29).   Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 49 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Anonymous harmonisation, different for each verse. Omits verse 3. NoteWorthy Composer file is zipped.

See also:

• Kommt und lasst uns Christum ehren
• While their flocks the shepherds tended

General Information

Title: Quem pastores laudavere
Composer: Traditional

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carol

Language: Latin
Instruments: a cappella
Published: 1551

Description: The Latin text is of 14th century German origin.

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Original text and translations

Latin text

1.

Quem pastores laudavere,

quibus angeli dixere,

absit vobis iam timere,

natus est Rex Gloriae.

2.

Ad quem magi ambulabant,

aurum, thus, myrrham portabant,

immolabant haec sincere

nato Regi Gloriae. (or Leoni victoriae.)

3.

Exultemus cum Maria

In coelesti heirarchia

Natum promat voce pia

Dulci cum melodia.

4.

Christo regi, Deo nato,

per Mariam nobis dato,

merito resonet vere

'Laus, honor et gloria'.

(Amen)