Quem pastores laudavere (Traditional)
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= HELP- CPDL #7067:
- Editor: Edward L. Stauff (added 2004-05-20). Score information: Letter, 1 page Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Harmonised by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Omits verse 3.
- CPDL #1784:
- Editor: Christopher R. Baker (added 2000-11-27). Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution 1.0
- Edition notes: Harmonized by Dr. F. Layrie. Interchanges last lines of vv 3 & 4.
- CPDL #1572: NoteWorthy Composer
- Editor: Richard Woodroffe (added 2000-10-29). Score information: 56 kbytes Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Anonymous harmonisation, different for each verse. Omits verse 3. NoteWorthy Composer file is zipped.
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General Information
Title: Quem pastores laudavere
Composer: Traditional
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carol
Language: Latin
Instruments: a cappella
Published: 1551
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Original text and translations
Latin text
- 1.
- Quem pastores laudavere,
- quibus angeli dixere,
- absit vobis iam timere,
- natus est Rex Gloriae.
- 2.
- Ad quem magi ambulabant,
- aurum, thus, myrrham portabant,
- immolabant haec sincere
- nato Regi Gloriae. (or Leoni victoriae.)
- 3.
- Exultemus cum Maria
- In coelesti heirarchia
- Natum promat voce pia
- Dulci cum melodia.
- 4.
- Christo regi, Deo nato,
- per Mariam nobis dato,
- merito resonet vere
- 'Laus, honor et gloria'.
- (Amen)
