Vae Babylon civitas magna (Cristóbal de Morales)

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• (Posted 2009-09-27)  CPDL #20209:  (PDF, midi and LilyPond available)

Editor: Nancho Alvarez (submitted 2009-09-14).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 104 kB   Copyright: Personal

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General Information

Title: Vae Babylon civitas magna a 4
Composer: Cristóbal de Morales

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

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1546 in Selectissimae symphoniae (Berg & Neuber, Nuremberg), no. 17
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Original text and translations

Latin text

Væ Babylon,
civitas magna
quædicit in corde suo:
Sede, o regina
et vidua non sum
et luctum non videbo.

Ideo in uno die venient,
plagæ multæ:
et mors et luctus et fames;
et igne comburetur.

Væ, civitas illa magna Babylon,
fortis quoniam una hora
veniet iudicium tuum.

Cecidit Babylon magna
et facta est habitatio dæmoniorum;
quia de vino iræ
fornicationis eius
biberunt omnes gentes,
et reges terræ
cum illa fornicati sunt.

Væ Babylon
civitas magna.