Proles de caelo (Guillaume Dufay)
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Title: Proles de caelo
Composer: Guillaume Dufay
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: ATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn
Language: Latin
Instruments: a cappella
Published:
Description: Hymn for first Vespers of St. Francis. Text by Gregory IX.
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Original text and translations
Latin text
Proles de caelo prodiit,
Novis utens prodigiis:
Caelum caecis aperuit;
Siccis mare vestigiis,
Spoliatis Aegyptiis,
Transit dives; sed pauperis
Nec rem vel nomen perdidit,
Factus felix pro miseris.
Domum, portam et tumulum,
Pater Francisce, visita;
Et Evae prolem miseram
A somno mortis excita. Amen.
English translation
A son came forth from heaven,
performing new miracles,
opening the heavens to the blind,
crossing the water with dry feet.
The spoils from the heathens
made him rich, yet from the poor
never did he fame or goods demand,
he was a blessing to the destitute.
O Father Francis
visit our door, house and grave
and redeem Eve's poor descendants
from sleep's eternal dream. Amen.
