Dicunt infantes (Jacob Handl)

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• (Posted 2017-05-12)  CPDL #44469:         

Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2017-05-12).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 42 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Reformatting of #1375, transposed up a minor 3rd for AATB.

• (Posted 2000-11-03)  CPDL #01586:        (Finale 2000)

Editor: Claudio Macchi (submitted 2000-11-03).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 55 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Original SSAA version.

• (Posted 2000-09-19)  CPDL #01375:        (Finale 2000)

Editor: Claudio Macchi (submitted 2000-09-19).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 55 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: TTBB version.

General Information

Title: Dicunt infantes
Composer: Jacob Handl

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicings: SSAA, TTBB or AATB
Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1586 in Opus musicum, Volume 1, no. 63
    2nd published: 1905 in Denkmäler der Tonkunst in Österreich, vol. 24, ed. Adler
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Original text and translations

Latin text Dicunt infantes Domino laudes, trucidati ab Herode, occisi praedicant, quod vivi non poterant; licuit sanguine loqui, quibus lingua non licuit; miscent cum Domino colloquia, quibus humana negata sunt verba.

German translation Die Kleinkinder sagen dem Herrn Lob, hingemetzelt von Herodes, erschlagen verkündigen sie, was sie lebend nicht konnten; es war [denen] vergönnt, mit dem Blut zu sprechen, denen mit der Zunge [zu sprechen] nicht vergönnt war; die vereinigen ihre Gespräche mit dem Herrn, denen menschliche Worte verwehrt waren.

English translation The infants proclaim their praises to the Lord, though slaughtered by Herod; in death they speak what in life they could not; their blood is allowed to speak what their tongue could not; they are joined with the Lord in conversation, who had not yet the power of human speech. Translation by Philip Krinks