O decus celsi (Orlando di Lasso)

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  • (Posted 2018-04-01)  CPDL #49245:         
Editor: Pothárn Imre (submitted 2018-04-01).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 67 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Transcribed from 1582 print. Original key (chiavi naturali) and note values.

General Information

Title: O decus celsi
Composer: Orlando di Lasso
Lyricist:

Number of voices: 6vv   Voicing: SSATTB
Genre: SecularMotet

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1582 in Mottetta 6 vocum typis nondum uspiam excusa, no. 7
    2nd published: 1604 in Magnum opus musicum, no. 328
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Original text and translations

Latin.png Latin text

O decus celsi genus atque coeli,
nate Titanum Jovis una virtus,
te quis orator mitra, sancte, dignis
 laudibus ornet.

Te Deum toto veneramur orbe,
tu parens nostro populo salutem,
ac pios reges tribuis benigne
 numine sancto.

Maximas ipsi tamen ore grates
reddimus laeti tibi quod dedisti
hoc die nobis pius Assuerum
 Marte potentem.

Hunc pie serva pius ut vocasti
nomen aeternum cupidi rogamus,
gesta quae tantum deceant monarcham
 quo dare cures.