Jubilet tota civitas (Claudio Monteverdi)

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  • (Posted 2010-10-30)  CPDL #22546:     
Editor: Peter Rottländer (submitted 2010-10-30).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 356 kB   Copyright: CPDL
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General Information

Title: Jubilet tota civitas
Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

Number of voices: 1v   Voicing: S
Genre: SacredMotet

Language: Latin
Instruments: Basso continuo

First published: 1641 in Selva morale e spirituale, no. 35
Description: The solo voice has been published as a single part. However, it may emphasize the dialogue character of the motet if the sections marked "tacet" are sung by a different singer.

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Original text and translations

Latin.png Latin text

Jubilet, jubilet tota civitas.
Psallat, psallat nunc organis,
Mater Ecclesia, Deo aeterno
quae Salvatori nostro gloriae
melos laetabunda canat;
quae occasio cor tuum dilectissima Virgo,
gaudio replet tanta,
hilaris et laeta nuntia mihi.

Festum est hodie,
sancti gloriosi qui coram Deo et hominibus,
operatus est.
Quis est iste sanctus
qui pro lege Dei
tam illustri vita et in signis operationibus
usque ad mortem operatus est?
Est sanctus, O Sancte benedicte.
Dignus est certe ut in ejus laudibus
semper versentur fidelium linguae.

Jubilet, jubilet tota civitas.
Psallat, psallat nunc organis,
Mater Ecclesia, Deo aeterno
quae Salvatori nostro gloriae
melos laetabunda canat.
Alleluia.