Virgo mater (Simone Molinaro)

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• (Posted 2025-12-22)  CPDL #87850:     

Editor: Mick Swithinbank (submitted 2025-12-22).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 55 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transposed down a fourth.

General Information

Title: Virgo mater
Composer: Simone Molinaro
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SSATB
Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1597
Description: Published by Giacomo Vincenti, 1597

Original text and translations

Latin text

Virgo mater sponsa filia regis regum omnium,
tu nos fove, tu nos amantes suscipe

et qua refulges gratia paradisum nobis aperi
culpas nostras hilari vultu deprecans.

Namque pace tua ni peccaret homo
nec tu semper virgo Dei filium genuisset et hominem.