Non nobis domine (Mathieu Gascongne)

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  • (Posted 2014-12-03)  CPDL #33580:        (Sibelius 5)
Editors: Jonathan Goodliffe and Mick Swithinbank (submitted 2014-12-03).   {Score information: A4, 8 pages, 77 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Value of notes halved.

General Information

Title: Non nobis domine
Composer: Mathieu Gascongne
Lyricist:

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicings: STTB or SATB
Genre: SacredMotet

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1535 in Motettorum, Book 11 (Pierre Attaingnant), no. 5
Description: A 4 part motet for the coronation of François I, king of France. The motet starts with text from Psalm 113 and then goes on to celebrate the king. This work appears to be a contrafactum of a motet by Jean Mouton also using different text, apart from the extract from Psalm 113.

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Original text and translations

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Non nobis domine non nobis,
sed nomini tuo da gloriam,
qui Franciscum sublimasti
et in regem coronasti.
Cum plebis laetitia,
ergo clamemus in caelum
Vivat rex in eternum.
Vivat rex, vivat rex per saecula.
O Francia quantum potes,
lauda deum,
qui tibi regem Franciscum dedit.
Ergo clamemus in caelum
vivat rex in eternum,
vivat rex, vivat rex per saecula.

Jesu bone rex virtutum,
qui das salutem regibus,
conserva regem Franciscum,
dans pacem suis diebus.
Ergo clamemus in caelum:
vivat rex in eternum,
vivat rex per secula.
O Maria, mater dei,
exaudi preces Franciscum.
Serva semper lilium
da robur, fer auxilium.
Ergo clamemus in caelum:
vivat rex in eternum,
vivat rex, vivat rex per secula.