Pastores loquebantur

General information

Source of text is Luke 2: 15-20.

Settings by composers

• Anonymous SATB
• Franz Xaver Brixi SATB
• Jacobus Clemens non Papa ATTBarB
• Francisco Guerrero SSATBB or AATBBB

Original text and translations

Latin text Vulgate 15b  Pastores loquebantur ad invicem: transeamus usque Betlehem, et videamus hoc verbum quod factum est, quod Dominus ostendit nobis. Alleluia [or Noe]. 16  Et venerunt festinantes et invenerunt Mariam et Joseph et infantem positum in praesepio. 17  Videntes autem notum fecerunt verbum, quod dictum erat illis de puero hoc. {{Verse|18} Et omnes, qui audierunt, mirati sunt de his, quae dicta erant a pastoribus ad ipsos. 19  Maria autem conservabat omnia verba haec conferens in corde suo. 20  Et reversi sunt pastores glorificantes et laudantes Deum. Alleluia [or Noe]. Italian translation 15b  I pastori si dicevano l'un l'altro: andiamo fino a Betlemme e vedremo che Dio ci mostrerà la realizzazione della sua promessa. Alleluia 20  E tornarono i pastori, glorificando e lodando Dio. Alleluia.

English translation by Edward Tambling 15b  The shepherds said to one another: "Let us cross over to Bethlehem, and see this word which has been made, and which the Lord has shown us". Alleluia [or Noel]. 16  And they hurriedly came and found Mary and Joseph and the child laid in a manger. 20  And the shepherds went back, glorifying and praising God. Alleluia [or Noel].