Assumpta est Maria

Offertory for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Aug. 15). The variant "laudantes" for "collaudantes" is given for the antiphon used at Vespers and Lauds, which omits the final "alleluia". There is also an Alleluia verse "Assumpta est Maria in caelum: gaudet excercitus angelorum."

Asuncion de la Virgen, El Greco (Art Institute of Chicago)

Settings by composers

Anonymous 16c SSATTB (with Quae est ista quae progeditur) Gregor Aichinger SSA ("laudantes", "Alleluia") William Byrd SATTB (Offertory) Giovanni Paolo Cima SATB.SATB (variant: see workpage) Manoel Dias de Oliveira SATB ("…ad aetherium…") Carlo Gesualdo SSATTB ("laudantes") Sigismondo d'India SATB ("laudantes") Philippe de Monte SATTB ("Laudantes…Maria virgo…" Secunda pars "In odorem unguentorum") Sigismund Ritter von Neukomm (arr. Lutz from a 2-part mass) SATB & organ (Offertory)

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Offertoria totius anni SATTB with Quae est ista quae progeditur and additional text SSATTB Peter Philips AATTB or SSATB (with second part) Georg Prenner SSATB Oreste Ravanello SSA or SAA Orazio Vecchi ATTTB (Psalm ant.) Hieronymus Vinders SATTB (with second part and additional text)

 

Text and translations

Latin text Assumpta est Maria in coelum: gaudent angeli, collaudantes benedicunt Dominum, alleluia. Secunda pars Maria virgo assumpta est ad aethereum thalamum, in quo Rex regum stellato sedet solio.

English translation Mary is taken up into heaven, the Angels rejoice, praising, they bless God. Alleluia. Second part Mary the Virgin is taken up into the heavenly chamber, in which the King of kings sits upon His starry throne.

External links

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