Tenebrae factae sunt

General information

The Fifth Responsory of the Office of Tenebrae on Good Friday. Taken from Psalms 21:2, 30:6; Matthew 27:45-46, 50; Mark 15:33-34, 37; Luke 23:44, 46; John 19:30.

Settings by composers

Ambrosian chant Unison Blasius Ammon SATB & ATBB Anonymous SATB Giovanni Croce SATB Johann Michael Haydn SATB Marco Antonio Ingegneri SATB Orlando di Lasso SATB

Jorge Moreira SATB Ludwig Senfl ATTB Joseph G. Stephens SATB Tomas Luis de Victoria SSAT & TTBB Gaspar van Weerbeke a 4, variant text Jan Dismas Zelenka SATB

Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above

• Giuseppe Belloni — Tenebrae factae sunt
• Francisco López Capillas — Tenebrae factae sunt
• Mamerts Celminskis — Tenebrae factae sunt
• Pedro de Cristo — Tenebrae factae sunt
• Pietro Amico Giacobetti — Tenebrae facti sunt
• Antonio Politano — Tenebrae factae sunt
• Valentin Rathgeber — Tenebrae factae sunt, Op. XIV Pars III, No. T3
• Jan Dismas Zelenka — Responsories for Good Friday, ZWV 55:10-18
• Annibale Zoilo — Tenebrae factae sunt

Text and translations

Latin text Ténebræ factæ sunt, dum crucifixíssent Jesum Judǽi: et circa horam nonam exclamávit Jesus voce magna: Deus meus, ut quid dereliquísti? Et inclináto cápite, emísit spíritum. Exclámans Jesus voce magna, ait: Pater, in manus tuas comméndo spíritum meum. Et inclináto... Italian translation Si fecero le tenebre mentre crocifiggevano Gesù i Giudei, e circa alla nona ora, Gesù esclamò a gran voce: Dio mio, perchè mi hai abbandonato? E, chinato il capo, spirò. Gesù esclamò a gran voce e disse: Padre, nelle Tue mani affido il mio Spirito. E, chinato...

English translation It became dark, when the Jews had crucified Jesus: and about the ninth hour, Jesus cried out with a loud voice: My God, why hast thou forsaken me? And bowing his head, he gave up the ghost. Crying out with a loud voice, Jesus said: Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. And bowing... Polish translation Ciemność zapadła nad Ziemią, gdy ukrzyżowano Jezusa, około godziny dziewiątej Jezus zawołał wielkim głosem: "Boże mój, Boże, czemuś mnie opuścił?" I skłonił głowę i oddał ducha. Jezus zawołał wielkim głosem i powiedział: "Ojcze, w Twe ręce powierzam ducha mojego. I skłonił...