Hodie Christus natus est

Natività by Giotto – Cappella degli Scrovegni

Hodie Christus natus est (English Today Christ is born) is the Antiphon to the Magnificat, sung on the vespers on Christmas Day.

Musical settings at CPDL

William Byrd a 4 Giovanni Paolo Cima a 4 Giovanni Gabrieli a 8 (SATB.SATB) a 10 (SSATB.ATBBB) Mariano Garau a 4 W. Gorzelniawski SATB & org. Adam Gumpelzhaimer cannon Luca Marenzio a 4 Claudio Monteverdi SSA Giovanni Maria Nanino a 4

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina a 4 (SATB or TTBB) a 8 (SSAATTBB) Heinrich Schütz ST & bc Joseph G. Stephens SATB, pno, org, handbells, fl. Jan Pieters Sweelinck SSATB André Vierendeels(SATB) Tullio Visioli a 4 Bruno Vlahek a 4

Text and translations

Latin text Hodie Christus natus est: Hodie Salvator apparuit: Hodie in terra canunt Angeli, laetantur Archangeli Hodie exsultant justi, dicentes: Gloria in excelsis Deo. Alleluia.

English translation by Allen H Simon Today Christ is born: Today the Savior appeared: Today on Earth the Angels sing, Archangels rejoice: Today the righteous rejoice, saying: Glory to God in the highest. Alleluia.

Danish translation

I dag er Kristus født
I dag er frelseren kommet frem
I dag synger englene på jorden
Ærkeenglene glæder sig
I dag glæder de retfærdige sig, og siger:
Ære være Gud i det højeste
Halleluja