Perfunde celi rore (Johannes Martini)
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- Editor: Renato Calcaterra (submitted 2011-06-07). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 280 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: MIDI and MusicXML file are zipped.
General Information
Title: Perfunde celi rore
Composer: Johannes Martini
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Motet
Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: A motet celebrating the wedding between Ercole I 'Este and Eleonora de Aragona, transcribed from the Trent manuscript tr91. The musica ficta suggestions are in the MIDI and MusicXML files
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Original text and translations
Latin text
Perfunde celi rore
Benedic quam nuptias,
Reginam sancto more:
Ne des indutias,
Herculem servare
Per flamen spiritus.
Per terram atque mare,
Sit sibi servitus.
A Virgine qui natus
Et verbum verum es,
Tu adorandus datus,
O quam miranda res,
Matrem tu creares,
Que generaret te:
In Heva commendares
Hec genuit sive ve,
Nunc tu sancte infans,
Aures aperi
Sponse que est constans;
Da gratiam Herculi,
Sponse benignitatem:
Ut ambo timeant te:
Da meram dignitatem,
Confirma hos in spe.