Sancta et immaculata virginitas (Nicolas Gombert)

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  • (Posted 2020-02-21)  CPDL #57139:     
Editor: Mick Swithinbank (submitted 2020-02-21).   Score information: A4, 12 pages, 122 kB   Copyright: CPDL
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General Information

Title: Sancta et immaculata virginitas
Composer: Nicolas Gombert
Lyricist:

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATTB

Genre: SacredMotet

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1538 in Primus liber cum quinque vocibus - Mottetti del frutto (Antonio Gardano), no. 16
Description: The second half is a setting of 'Quae est ista' from the Song of Songs.

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Original text and translations

Latin.png Latin text

Sancta et immaculata virginitas,
quibus te laudibus efferam nescio,
quia quem caeli capere non poteram tuo gremio contulisti.

Benedicta tu in mulieribus et benedictus fructus ventris tui,
quia quem caeli capere non poterant tuo gremio contulisti.
Quae est ista quae processit sicut sol et formosa tanquam Ierusalem?

Viderunt eam filiae Sion et beatam dixerunt,
et reginae laudaverunt eam,
et sicut dies verni circumdabant eam flores rosarum et lilia convallium.

A few variations: procesit/ascendit &c.

Original text and translations may be found at Sancta et immaculata virginitas and Quae est ista quae processit.