Felix namque es (William Byrd)
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- CPDL #4337: Sibelius 2.
- Editor: David Fraser (added 2002-12-09). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 75 kbytes Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Revised April 2006 (complete reconstruction from original printed source, correcting a number of errors).
In this editor's opinion, one of the most perfect of Byrd's short motets.
General Information
Title: Felix namque es
Composer: William Byrd
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Sacred, Motets
Language: Latin
Instruments: none, a cappella
Published: Gradualia I (1605), no. 19
Description: Offertory for Votive Mass of the Blessed Virgin from Christmas to Easter
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Original text and translations
Original text:
Latin text
Felix namque
es sacra Virgo Maria
et omni laude dignissima,
quia ex te ortus
est sol justitiae,
Christus Deus noster.
Translation(s):
English translation
For thou art happy,
O sacred Virgin Mary,
and most worthly of all praise,
since out of thee hath
arisen the sun of justice,
Christ our Lord.