Tenebrae factae sunt

General Information

Fifth of the nine responsories for Matins of Good Friday.

A responsory is a sung response to a Scripture reading. It has two parts: a respond and a versicle. After the versicle (indicated below by V. and usually sung by a single voice or a smaller group), the second part of the respond (indicated below by a bullet) is repeated.

Settings by composers

Ambrosian chant Blasius Ammon Anonymous Giovanni Croce Mariano Garau

Johann Michael Haydn Marco Antonio Ingegneri Joseph G. Stephens Tomas Luis de Victoria

Original text and translations

Latin text Tenebrae factae sunt, dum crucifixissent Jesum Judaei: et circa horam nonam exclamavit Jesus voce magna: Deus meus, ut quid me dereliquisti? Et inclinato capite, emisit spiritum. V. Exclamans Jesus voce magna ait: Pater, in manus tuas commendo spiritum meum. Et inclinato capite, emisit spiritum. Italian translation Si fecero le tenebre mentre crocifiggevano Gesù i Giudei, e circa alla nona ora, Gesù esclamò a gran voce: Dio mio, Dio mio, perchè mi hai abbandonato? E, chinato il capo, spirò V. Gesù esclamò a gran voce e disse: Padre, nelle Tue mani affido il mio Spirito E, chinato il capo, spirò.

English translation There was darkness over the earth when the Jews crucified Jesus: and about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice: My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? And he bowed his head and gave up the ghost. V. Jesus cried with a loud voice and said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. And he bowed his head and gave up the ghost. Polish translation Ciemnosc zapadla nad Ziemia, gdy ukrzyzowano Jezusa okolo godziny dziewiatej Jezus zawolal wielkim glosem: Boze moj, Boze, czemus mnie opuscil? I sklonil glowe i oddal ducha. V. Jezus zawolal wielkim glosem i powiedzial, Ojcze, w Twe rece powierzam ducha mojego. I sklonil glowe i oddal ducha.

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