Quem vidistis pastores (Tomás Luis de Victoria)
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- CPDL #8175:
Lilypond.
- Editor: Nancho Alvarez (added 2004-10-19). Score information: A4, kbytes Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: listed alphabetically under 'Motetes'. full score and individual parts available as midi files, also available as Postscript file.
General Information
Title: Quem Vidistis Pastores
Composer: Tomás Luis de Victoria
Number of voices: 6vv Voicing: SSATTB
Genre: Sacred, Motets
Language: Latin
Instruments: a cappella
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Original text and translations
Latin text
- Quem vidistis pastores dicite,
- annuntiate nobis in terris quis apparuit ?
- Natum vidimus et choros angelorum
- collaudantes Dominum. Alleluia.
- Dicite quidnam vidistis ?
- et annuntiate Christi nativitatem.
- Alleluia.
English translation
- Whom did you see, shepherds, say, tell us
- who has appeared?
- We saw the child new-born and choirs of angels
- praising the Lord, alleluia.
- Pray say, what did you see?
- And tell us of Christ's nativity.
- We saw the child new-born and choirs of angels
- praising the Lord, alleluia.
Translated by: Mick Swithinbank