O Regem caeli - Natus est nobis (Tomás Luis de Victoria)

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Original key (SSAT or SSAA)

Editor: Nancho Alvarez (added 2004-10-19).   Score information: A4, kbytes   Copyright: Personal
Edition notes: listed alphabetically under 'Motetes'. full score and individual parts available as midi files, also available as Postscript file.
Editor: Claudio Macchi (added 2000-09-09).   Score information: 196 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL

Transposed down an octave (TTBB)

Editor: Claudio Macchi (added 2000-09-09).   Score information: 192 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL

General Information

Title: O Regem caeli - Natus est nobis
Composer: Tomás Luis de Victoria

Number of voices: 4vv  Voicing: SSAT (or SSAA), TTBB
Genre: Sacred, Motets
Language: Latin
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Opera Omnia (1902), originally 1572

Description: Two part motet for the Feast of the Nativity of the Lord

Prima pars: O Regem caeli
Secunda pars: Natus est nobis

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Original text and translations

Image:Latin.png Latin text


PRIMA PARS
O Regem caeli, cui talia famulantur obsequia!
Stabulo proponitur qui continet mundum:
Iacet in praesepio, et in caelis regnat. Alleluia.
Natus est nobis hodie Salvator,
qui est Christus Dominus, in civitate David:
Iacet in prasepio, et in caelis regnat. Alleluia


SECUNDA PARS
Natus est nobis hodie,
hodie salvator
qui est Christus Dominus,
Dominus, in civitate David,
in civitate David, David:
Iacet in praesepio,
in praesepio,
Iacet in praesepio,
et in caelis regnat,
et in caelis regnat.
Alleluia, Alleluia, alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia
Alleluia, Alleluia.


Image:English.png English translation


PRIMA PARS
O King of heaven, served with such obedience!
He is laid in the stable who holds the world:
He lies in the manger and reigns in heaven. Alleluia.
Today is born a saviour.
who is Christ the Lord, in the city of David:
He lies in the manger and reigns in heaven. Alleluia.


SECUNDA PARS
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