Magi videntes stellam

General information

Antiphon to the Magnificat at 1st Vespers on the Feast of the Epiphany

Settings by composers

• Jacobus Clemens non Papa SATB
• Leonhard Paminger SATTTB
• Tomás Luis de Victoria SATB or STTB (has bracketed alternative text)

Original text and translations

Latin text Magi videntes[viderunt] stellam [qui] dixerunt ad invicem hoc signum magni regis est eamus et inquiramus eum et offeramus ei munera aurum thus et mirrhum Dutch translation Toen de wijzen de ster hadden gezien, zeiden zij, elk op zijn beurt: "Dit is het teken van een groot vorst. Laten wij hem gaan zoeken en hem geschenken aanbieden: goud, wierook en mirre."

English translation The magi, having seen the star, said, each in turn: "This is the sign of a great king! Let us go and look for him and offer him gifts, gold, frankincense and myrrh."