O beatum et sacrosanctum diem (Peter Philips)
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CPDL #17970:
- Editor: Michael Gibson (submitted 2008-08-25). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 250 kbytes Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Includes a keyboard reduction of the a cappella choral score.
General Information
Title: O beatum et sacrosanctum diem
Composer: Peter Philips
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SSATB
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: Latin
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Antwerp 1612
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Original text and translations
Latin text
- O beatum et sacrosanctum diem,
- in qua Dominus noster de Virgine Maria pro nobis nasci dignatus est.
- Gaudeat itaque universus orbis, et cantemus illi,
- in sono tubæ, cithara, psalterio et organo.
- Congratulemur cum multitudine angelorum exercitus,
- semper suas laudes cantantibus. Noe/Alleluia
English translation
- O blessed and most holy day
- on which our Lord was born of the Virgin Mary for our sake.
- Let the whole world therefore rejoice, and let us sing to him
- to the sound of the trumpet, strings, the harp and the organ.
- Let us rejoice with the numerous hosts of angels,
- ceaselessly singing his praise. Noel/Alleluia