O Regem caeli - Natus est nobis (Tomás Luis de Victoria)

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Original key (SSAT or SSAA)

• CPDL #08170: PDF, PS, MIDI & LilyPond files

Editor: Nancho Alvarez (submitted 2004-10-19).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 105 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Voiced as SSAT. Listed alphabetically under 'Motetes'. Full score and individual parts available as midi files.

• CPDL #01346: Finale 2000

Editor: Claudio Macchi (submitted 2000-09-09).   Score information: Letter, 7 pages, 194 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Voiced as SSAA, but identical to version above. Finale file is zipped.

Transposed down an octave (TTBB)

• CPDL #01347: Finale 2000

Editor: Claudio Macchi (submitted 2000-09-09).   Score information: Letter, 7 pages, 191 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Finale file is zipped.

General Information

Title: O Regem caeli - Natus est nobis
Composer: Tomás Luis de Victoria

Number of voices: 4vv.   Voicings: SSAT, (SSAA) and TTBB
Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: Latin
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Opera Omnia (1902), originally 1572

Description: Two part motet for the Feast of the Nativity of the Lord

Prima pars: O Regem caeli

Secunda pars: Natus est nobis

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Original text and translations

Latin text

PRIMA PARS

O Regem caeli, cui talia famulantur obsequia!

Stabulo proponitur qui continet mundum:

Iacet in praesepio, et in caelis regnat. Alleluia.

Natus est nobis hodie Salvator,

qui est Christus Dominus, in civitate David:

Iacet in prasepio, et in caelis regnat. Alleluia

SECUNDA PARS

Natus est nobis hodie,

hodie salvator

qui est Christus Dominus,

Dominus, in civitate David,

in civitate David, David:

Iacet in praesepio,

in praesepio,

Iacet in praesepio,

et in caelis regnat,

et in caelis regnat.

Alleluia, Alleluia, alleluia,

Alleluia, Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

Alleluia, Alleluia.

English translation

PRIMA PARS

O King of heaven, served with such obedience!

He is laid in the stable who holds the world:

He lies in the manger and reigns in heaven. Alleluia.

Today is born a saviour.

who is Christ the Lord, in the city of David:

He lies in the manger and reigns in heaven. Alleluia.

SECUNDA PARS

A savior is born unto us today,

Who is Christ the Lord,

in the City of David.

He lies in manger,

and reigns in the heavens.

Alleluia.