In Nativitatem D. N. J. C. Canticum, H 414 (Marc-Antoine Charpentier)
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- Editor: Thomas Gebhardt (submitted 2000-12-07). Score information: Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Final chorus from 'Little Christmas Oratorio'
General Information
Title: Salve puerule (from 'In Nativitatem D. N. J. C. Canticum')
Composer: Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SSATB
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: Latin
Instruments: a cappella
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Original text and translations
Latin text
- Salve puerule, salve tenellule,
- o nate parvule quam bonus es.
- Tu coelum deseris, tu mundo nasceris,
- nobis te'ut miseris assimiles.
- O summa bonitas! Excelsa deitas
- Vilis humanitas fit hodie.
- Aeternus nascitur, immensus capitur
- et rei tegitur sub specie.
- Virgo puerpera, beata viscera
- Dei cum opera dent filium.
- Gaude, flos virginum, gaude, spes hominum,
- fons lavans criminum proluvium.