Dum aurora finem daret

General information

Last responsory from the Matins for St. Cecilia

Notes on selected settings

• August De Boeck SSAATTBB and organ
• Carlotta Ferrari SA (TB) and organ
• Jacob Handl SAATTB (includes second part)
• Antoine de Mornable ATTTB (second part of Domine Jesu Christe)

Settings by composers (automatically updated)

• August De Boeck — Dum aurora finem daret  Latin SSAATTBB
• Pierre Bonhomme — Dum aurora finem daret  Latin SSAATTTBB
• Thomas Crecquillon — Dum aurora finem daret  Latin SATTB
• Carlotta Ferrari — Dum aurora  Latin SA
• Francisco Guerrero — Dum aurora finem daret  Latin SATB
• Jacob Handl — Dum aurora finem daret  Latin SAATTB
• Antoine de Mornable — Domine Jesu Christe  Latin ATTTB
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina — Dum aurora finem daret  Latin SATB

Text and translations

Latin text Dum aurora finem daret, Caecilia exclamavit dicens: Eia, milites Christi, abjicite opera tenebrarum et induimini arma lucis. (Cæcilia, valedicens fratribus et exhortans eos, ait: Eia, milites Christi, abjicite opera tenebrarum et induimini arma lucis.)

English translation As dawn was fading into day, Cecilia cried: 'Arise, soldiers of Christ, cast away the works of darkness And put on the armour of light'. Bidding the brothers farewell, and encouraging them, Cecilia said: "Huzza, soldiers of Christ, cast away the works of darkness and don the armour of light".