Assumpta est Maria

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Latin text
for Byrd, Palestrina and Prenner

Assumpta est Maria in coelum, gaudent angeli, collaudantes benedicunt Dominum, alleluja.

Latin text
for Giovanni Paolo Cima, Manoel Dias de Oliveira and Peter Philips scores
Text and translations need to be added  

English translation
from Philips score

Mary is taken up into heaven, the Angels rejoice, praising, they bless God.

Mary the Virgin is taken up into the heavenly chamber, in which the King of kings sits upon His starry throne.

Settings by composers

• William Byrd
• Giovanni Paolo Cima
• Manoel Dias de Oliveira
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
• Peter Philips
• Georg Prenner

External links

• IPASource (http://www.ipasource.com/Documents/Latin/main/): word-for-word translation with IPA pronunciation.

This page is awaiting cleanup. For a description of the error(s), see below or see the discussion page. The text for the other scores needs to be added. Any translations also welcome. Bobnotts 09:53, 22 November 2006 (PST)