Nativitas gloriosae Virginis Mariae

General information

Antiphon for the feast of the Nativity of the BVM.

Notes on selected settings

• Jacob Handl SATB.SATB (Variant 2, with Alleluia)
• Heinrich Isaac SATB (with Alleluias)
• Luca Marenzio SATB (Variant 1)
• Nicolas Merques SAT (Variant 1)

Settings by composers (automatically updated)

• Jacob Handl — Nativitas gloriosae Virginis Mariae  Latin SATB.SATB
• Heinrich Isaac — Alleluia Nativitatis gloriosae  Latin SATB
• Luca Marenzio — Nativitas gloriosae Virginis Mariae  Latin SATB
• Nicolas Merques — Nativitas gloriosæ virginis  Latin SAT

Text and translations

Latin text Nativitas gloriosae Virginis Mariae, ex semine Abrahae, orta de tribu Juda, clara ex stirpe David. (Alleluia). Variant 1 Cuius vita inclyta cunctas illustrat Ecclesias. Variant 2 Corde et animo Christo canamus gloriam, in hac sacra solemnitate praecelsae Genitricis Dei, Mariae. Alleluia.

English translation The nativity of the glorious Virgin Mary, of the seed of Abraham, arising out of the tribe of Judah from the lineage of David. (Alleluia). Variant 1 Whose famous life gives lustre to all the churches. Variant 2 With heart and soul, let us sing glory to Christ, in this sacred solemnity of the most exalted Mother of God, Mary. Alleluia.