In dulci jubilo (Johan Diederich Behrens)
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- CPDL #7050:
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- Editor: Edward L. Stauff (added 2004-05-20). Score information: Letter, 1 pages, kbytes Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes:
General Information
Title: In Dulci Jubilo
Composer: Traditional
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carol
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published:
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External websites:
Entry at ChristmasCarol.org for In Dulci Jubilo:
Original text and translations
English text
- 1.
- In dulci jubilo [In quiet joy]
- Now sing with hearts aglow!
- Our delight and pleasure
- Lies in praesepio,
- Like sunshine is our treasure
- Matris in gremio.
- Alpha es et O!
- 2.
- O Jesu, parvule, [O tiny Jesus]
- For thee I long alway;
- Comfort my heart's blindness,
- O puer optime, [O best of boys]
- With all Thy lovingkindness,
- O princeps gloriae. [O prince of glory]
- Trahe me post te! [Draw me after Thee]
- 3.
- O Patris caritas! [O love of the Father]
- O Nati lenitas! [O gentleness of the Son]
- Deeply were we stainèd
- Per nostra crimina; [Through our sins]
- But Thou for us hast gainèd
- Coelorum gaudia. [The joy of heaven]
- O that we were there!
- 4.
- Ubi sunt gaudia [Where are joys]
- In any place but there?
- There are angels singing
- Nova cantica [New songs]
- And there the bells are ringing
- In Regis curia. [In the King's court]
- O that we were there!