Quid Christum captive (Jacobus Vaet)

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• (Posted 2015-06-22)  CPDL #35845:       

Editor: John Hetland (submitted 2015-06-22).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 897 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Source: Jacobus Vaet: The Complete Works I: Motets Vol. 1, ed. Milton Steinhardt, Academische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, 1961. Notation here is at the original pitch with time values halved. Approximate translation (with help from Quintus Latin Translation Service), text underlay and musica ficta by John Hetland and the Renaissance Street Singers. 6 Jan 2015

General Information

Title: Quid Christum captive
Composer: Jacobus Vaet
Lyricist:

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

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1553 in Ecclesiasticarum cantionum quatuor vocum, liber 3, no. 21
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Original text and translations

Latin text Quid Chrístum captíve crépas dux pérfide cúrans? Quae infído vólvit córde supérba cáro? Chrístus enim vívit justíssimus árbiter órbis, quem nísi sprevísses sídere líber éras. Asserit ad déxteram pátris pía júra suórum detúrbans túmidos omnipoténte mánu. Hic véstrum cóhibet rábiem faucésque rebélles sed píus in média mórte períre néquit.

English translation Why would you strike captive Christ, O treacherous leader, in your care? What in a faithless heart is proud flesh considering? For Christ lives, the most just judge of the world; until you had cursed him by the stars, you were free. He defends, at the right hand of the father, the righteous laws of his own people, thrusting down the proud with almighty hand. He curbs your fury and rebellious tongues, but, devout in the midst of death, he cannot perish.