Angelus ad pastores ait (Costanzo Festa)

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• (Posted 2019-04-20)  CPDL #54008:       

Editor: John Hetland (submitted 2019-04-20).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 873 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Source: The Medici Codex, ed. Edward E. Lowinsky, 1968. Notation here is a fourth higher than the original with time valued halved. Translation, text underlay and editorial accidentals by John Hetland and the Renaissance Street Singers. 17 Apr 2019

General Information

Title: Angelus ad pastores ait
Composer: Costanzo Festa
Lyricist:

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

    Manuscript 1518 in the Medici Codex, no. 8
    Manuscript 1522 in Biblioteca Capitolare di Padua MS A.17, no. 12
Description: Loosely Luke 2:10-16, John 1:14

Original text and translations

Latin text Angelus ad pastóres áit, Annúntio vóbis gáudium mágnum, quía nátus est vóbis Salvátor múndi. Allelúia. Pastóres loquebántur ad ínvicem: Transeámus úsque in Béthlehem et videámus hoc vérbum, quod annuntiátum fúit nóbis ángelo. Et venérunt festinántes, et invenérunt Maríam et Jóseph et infántem nátum. Et adoravérunt éum, dicéntes: Vérbum cáro fáctum est de Vírgine María. Púer nátus est nóbis de Vírgine María. in hoc ánni círculo víta dátur pópulo, nátus in praesépio de Vírgine María. Allelúia.

English translation The angel said to the shepherds, I proclaim to you a great joy, for born to you is the Savior of the world. Alleluia. The shepherds said to one another: Let us go, even to Bethlehem, and see what was proclaimed to us by the angel. And they came in haste and found Mary and Joseph and the baby son. And they worshipped him, saying: The Word has been made flesh by the Virgin Mary. A boy has been born to us by the Virgin Mary. In this year's cycle a life is given to the people, born in a manger by the Virgin Mary. Alleluia.