Rorate caeli
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General information
Rorate caeli (sometimes spelled cæli, celi, coeli or cœli) is drawn from Isaiah 45:8. It has two common uses: as the Introit for the 4th Sunday of Advent (with the verse cœli enarrant) and as the refrain of the Advent prose, sung throughout Advent.
See also Rorate caeli (Traditional), a metrical paraphrase of the choral O Heiland reiss den Himmel auf.
Settings by composers
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Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above
- Anonymous — Rorate caeli et nubes (D-Ju MS 33)
- Gregorian chant — Rorate coeli 2
- Heinrich Isaac — Rorate caeli (Advent IV)
Text and translations
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German translation Translation by Peter Rottländer |
French translation Que les cieux répandent d'en haut Et que les nuées laissent couler la justice! Träufelt, ihr Himmel, von oben, und ihr Wolken, regnet Gerechtigkeit! Cieli, stillate dall’alto, e faccian le nuvole piover la giustizia! Rociad, cielos, de arriba, y las nubes destilen la justicia; Rosu dejte nebesa s hůry, a nejvyšší oblakové dštěte spravedlnost; Lad regne, I Himle deroppe, nedsend Retfærd, Drupt, gij hemelen! van boven af, en dat de wolken vloeien van gerechtigheid; |
Finnish translation Tiukkukaa, te taivaat, ylhäältä, vuotakoot pilvet vanhurskautta. Drypp, I himler, fra oven, og fra skyene strømme rettferdighet ned! Spuście niebiosa rosę z góry, a obłoki niech kropią sprawiedliwość; Destilai, ó céus, dessas alturas, e as nuvens chovam justiça; Кропите, небеса, свыше, и облака да проливают правду; Drypen, I himlar därovan, och må skyarna låta rättfärdighet strömma ned. |
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