Quae est ista quae progreditur

General information

Source of text: Song of Solomon 6:10. Antiphon for the Assumption. One of a number of texts beginning Quae est ista (also including Quae est ista quae processit, as set by Palestrina and others).

Settings by composers

• anonymous
  • Trium vocum cantiones centum (Nuremburg 1541) ATT
  • Quæ est ista - Assumpta est (c. 1560 SSATTB
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
  • SSATB
  • 1ma pars Assumpta est Maria SSATTB

Texts and Translations

Latin text Quae est ista quae progreditur quasi aurora consurgens, pulchra ut luna, electa ut sol, terribilis ut castrorum acies ordinata ? French translation Qui est celle-ci qui s'avance comme l'aube naissante, Belle comme la Lune, Resplendissante comme le Soleil, Terrible comme un armée rangée en ordre de bataille. Translation by Gabriel Thoorens English translation Who is she that cometh like the dawn, fair as the moon, bright as the sun, terrible as an army prepared for battle? Translation by Mick Swithinbank Dutch translation Wie is zij, die verschijnt, oplichtend als de dageraad, mooi als de maan, stralend als de zon en ontzagwekkend als een leger in slagorde? Translation by Anton Hendriks, Ben Terstegge & Hanneke Pot External links