O Genitrix gloriosa (Loyset Compère)
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- Editor: Mats Lillhannus (submitted 2021-10-19). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 127 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Edition based on Petrucci: Motetti A (1502). Original key and note values.
General Information
Title: O Genitrix gloriosa
Composer: Loyset Compère
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1502 in Motetti A, no. 3
Manuscript 1527 in Capp.Sist 46, no. 26
Description: Attributed to Compère in Capp.Sist 46. Unattributed in Petrucci Motetti A (1502).
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Original text and translations
Latin text
O Genitrix gloriosa,
mater Dei speciosa,
suscipe verbum divinum
quod tibi fuit transmissum
a Domino per Angelum.
Beata Virgo nitida,
Paries quidem Filium
efficieris gravida,
non habens detrimentum virginitatis,
et eris benedicta
Virgo semper intacta.
Ave Virgo gloriosa,
Maria mater gratia
ave gemma speciosa,
mater misericordia.
O aria florens rosa,
tu nos ab hoste protege,
esto nobis gratiosa
et hora mortis suscipe.
O te creavit provide
lactasti sacro ubere.
Quod Eva tristis abstulit,
Tu reddis almo germine,
intrent ut astra flebiles,
caeli fenestra facta es.
Maria mater gratiae,
mater misericordiae.