Vox in Rama
General information
Communion motet for the feast of Holy Innocents. Source of text Matthew 2:18 (citing Jeremiah 31:15)
Settings by composers
- Jacobus Clemens non Papa SATB
- Jean Crespel
- Giaches de Wert SAATB or ATTBB
- Mikolaj Zielenski SATB
Original text and translations
Latin text Vox in Rama audita est German translation (as used in SWV 396): translation by Mick Swithinbank Auf dem Gebirge hat man ein Geschrei gehöret, |
English translation A voice is heard in Ramah Dutch translation In Rama werd een stem gehoord, Polish translation Głos jest słyszan w Ramie, |