Tenebrae factae sunt

General Information

Fifth of the nine responsories for Matins of Good Friday.

A responsory is a sung response to a Scripture reading. It has two parts: a respond and a versicle. After the versicle (indicated below by V. and usually sung by a single voice or a smaller group), the second part of the respond (indicated below by a bullet) is repeated. Its biblical sources are Matthew 27:45-46, John 19:30, and Luke 23:46.

Settings by composers

Ambrosian chant Unison Blasius Ammon SATB & ATBB Anonymous SATB Giovanni Croce SATB Johann Michael Haydn SATB Marco Antonio Ingegneri SATB Orlando di Lasso SATB

Jorge Moreira SATB Ludwig Senfl ATTB Joseph G. Stephens SATB Tomas Luis de Victoria SSAT & TTBB Gaspar van Weerbeke a 4, variant text Jan Dismas Zelenka SATB

Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above

• Giuseppe Belloni — Tenebrae factae sunt
• Francisco López Capillas — Tenebrae factae sunt
• Mamerts Celminskis — Tenebrae factae sunt
• Pedro de Cristo — Tenebrae factae sunt
• Pietro Amico Giacobetti — Tenebrae facti sunt
• Antonio Politano — Tenebrae factae sunt
• Valentin Rathgeber — Tenebrae factae sunt, Op. XIV Pars III, No. T3
• Jan Dismas Zelenka — Responsories for Good Friday, ZWV 55:10-18
• Annibale Zoilo — Tenebrae factae sunt

Text and translations

Latin text Tenebrae factae sunt, dum crucifixissent Jesum Judaei: et circa horam nonam exclamavit Jesus voce magna: Deus meus, ut quid me dereliquisti? Et inclinato capite, emisit spiritum. V. Exclamans Jesus voce magna ait: Pater, in manus tuas commendo spiritum meum. Et inclinato capite, emisit spiritum.   Italian translation Si fecero le tenebre mentre crocifiggevano Gesù i Giudei, e circa alla nona ora, Gesù esclamò a gran voce: Dio mio, Dio mio, perchè mi hai abbandonato? E, chinato il capo, spirò V. Gesù esclamò a gran voce e disse: Padre, nelle Tue mani affido il mio Spirito E, chinato il capo, spirò.

English translation Darkness fell when the Jews crucified Jesus: and about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice: My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? And he bowed his head and gave up the ghost. V. Jesus cried with a loud voice and said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. And he bowed his head and gave up the ghost.   Polish translation Ciemność zapadła nad Ziemią, gdy ukrzyżowano Jezusa, około godziny dziewiątej Jezus zawołał wielkim głosem: "Boże mój, Boże, czemuś mnie opuścił?" I skłonił głowę i oddał ducha. V. Jezus zawołał wielkim głosem i powiedział: "Ojcze, w Twe ręce powierzam ducha mojego. I skłonił głowę i oddał ducha.

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