Noe noe noe (François Dubois)

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• (Posted 2022-12-12)  CPDL #71893:     

Editor: Mick Swithinbank (submitted 2022-12-12).   Score information: A4, 8 pages, 95 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transposed down a minor third.

General Information

Title: Noe noe noe
Composer: François Dubois
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

    Manuscript c.1530 in Biblioteca della Musica di Bologna MS Q.20, no. 16
Description: Christmas motet. Source: MS I-Bc Q.20 (Bologna, c. 1530). The manuscript ascribes the work to 'Du bois', but it is not clear which Dubois is meant, so François is just one possibility. DIAMM attributes it to 'Philippe Dubois'.

Original text and translations

Latin text

Noe', noe', noe',
virgo parit natum,
miratur saecula cuncta
et manet illaesus
virginitatis honos
progreditur thalamo
sponsus ut ipse suo nascetur in terris,
nascetur in terris celsi regnator olympi,
nascetur Emmanuel,
et gens pia prome' noe', nascetur Emmanuel,
gens pia prome' noe'.

O res mura ingens naturae solvitur ordo,
naturae solvitur ordo,
verum hominem peperit
nescia virgo maris
filius ingenti
dictu mirabile patris,
nascetur de Maria virgine factus homo,
dic pia mater o
resonet tua musa sacerdos dulce melos,
lepidum dic pia musa noe', noe'.