Hodie Christus natus est

Natività by Giotto – Cappella degli Scrovegni

Hodie Christus natus est (English Today Christ is born) is the Antiphon to the Magnificat, sung on the vespers on Christmas Day.

Musical settings at CPDL

Alvise Balbi SSAATTB Arjan van Baest SATB Giovanni Bassano SSA.SATB Giulio Belli ATB Christoph Buel SSSAAAATTTBBB William Byrd AATB Serafino Cantone SSAATTBB Giovanni Paolo Cima SATB Katherine Anne Davoli SATB or SASA Frédéric Debons SAB Lorenzo Donati SATB Baldassare Donato SSAATTBB or AATTTTBB Christian Erbach SSAATTBB Andrea Gabrieli SSAATBB or AATTBarBarB Giovanni Gabrieli a 8 (SATB.SATB) a 10 (SSATB.ATBBB) Mariano Garau SATB Ruggiero Giovannelli SATTB or ATTTB W. Gorzelniawski SATB & org. Adam Gumpelzhaimer SATB canon Hans Leo Hassler SATTB.SATBB Sigismondo d'India SATB Jacobus de Kerle SSATTB Sam Landman AAATTTBB Bartolomeo Lombardo SATTB and AATTB Johannes Lupi SATTB Silvio Marazzi SSATB and AATTB Luca Marenzio SATB or ATTB

Tiburtio Massaino SSSAAATTT or SSSAATTBB Denis Mason SATB Claudio Merulo SSAATTTBBB Simone Molinaro SATTB Claudio Monteverdi SSA or SAT Giovanni Maria Nanino SATB Johannes Nucius SSATB Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina a 4 (SATB or TTBB) a 8 (SSAATTBB) Paolo Pandolfo S Jakob Reiner SAATBB Cipriano de Rore SSATTB Andrea Rota a 5 SATTB a 9 SSATB.ATTB Heinrich Schütz SWV 315 ST & bc SWV 456 SSATTB & bc Julije Skjavetić SSA.SATB Joseph G. Stephens SATB, pno, org, handbells, fl. Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck SSATB, SATTB & AATBB. Gregorio Turini SSST or SATB André Vierendeels SATB Pedro Vilarroig SATB Tullio Visioli SATB Bruno Vlahek SATB

Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above

• Johann Donfrid — Hodie Christus natus est
• Angelina Figus — Hodie Christus natus est
• Mariano Garau — Hodie Christus natus est II
• Gregorian chant — Hodie Christus natus est
• Michael Kraf — Hodie Christus natus est
• J. Guy Stalnaker — Hodie Christus natus est
• Christoph Straus — Hodie Christus natus est a 8
• Adrian Willaert — Hodie Christus natus est

Text and translations

Latin text Hodie Christus natus est: Hodie Salvator apparuit: Hodie in terra canunt Angeli, laetantur Archangeli Hodie exsultant justi, dicentes: Gloria in excelsis Deo. Alleluia.

English translation Today Christ is born: Today the Savior appeared: Today on Earth the Angels sing, Archangels rejoice: Today the righteous rejoice, saying: Glory to God in the highest. Alleluia. Translation by Allen H. Simon

Italian translation Oggi nacque Cristo, oggi apparve il Salvatore. oggi gli angeli cantano sulla terra e gli arcangeli gioiscono. Oggi i giusti esultano dicendo: Gloria a Dio nell'alto dei cieli. Alleluia. Translation by T.M.

German translation Heute ist Christus geboren, heute ist der Heiland erschienen. Heute singen Engel auf der Erde, und die Erzengel freuen sich. Heute jubeln die Gerechten und sagen: Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe. Halleluja. Translation by Peter Rottländer

Danish translation

I dag er Kristus født
I dag er frelseren kommet frem
I dag synger englene på jorden
Ærkeenglene glæder sig
I dag glæder de retfærdige sig, og siger:
Ære være Gud i det højeste
Halleluja.