Assumpta est Maria
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Latin text
Assumpta est Maria in coelum, gaudent angeli,
(col)laudantes benedicunt Dominum.
Maria virgo assumpta est ad aethereum thalamum,
in quo Rex regum stellato sedet solio.
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.
