Hodie beata Virgo Maria
General information
Settings by composers
- Jacques Arcadelt SATB
- William Byrd ATTB
- Fabio Costantini SATB
- Claudio Merulo SATTB
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina SSATB
- Peter Philips SSATB
- Richard Sheppard SATB
- Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck SSATB
Original text and translations
Latin text
Hodie beata Virgo Maria
puerum Jesum presentavit in templo,
Et Simeon, repletus Spiritu Sancto,
accepit eum in ulnas suas,
et benedixit Deum, et dixit:
Nunc dimittis servum tuum in pace.
alternative ending
et benedixit Deum (or eum) in aeternum.
English translation
Today the Blessed Virgin Mary
presented the child Jesus in the temple
and Simeon, full of the Holy Spirit,
took Him in his arms,
and blessed God,and said:
Now let your servant depart in peace.
alternative ending
and blessed God for evermore.
Dutch translation
Vandaag heeft de gezegende maagd Maria
het kind Jezus in de tempel opgedragen;
en Simeon, vervuld van de Heilige Geest,
nam het in zijn armen,
en verheerlijkte God, en sprak:
Nu laat Uw dienaar in vrede gaan.