Tenebrae factae sunt

General information

The Fifth Responsory of the Office of Tenebrae on Good Friday. Taken from Psalms 21:2, 30:6; Matthew 27:45-46, 50; Mark 15:33-34, 37; Luke 23:44, 46; John 19:30.

Settings by composers (automatically updated)

• Ambrosian chant — Tenebrae factae sunt  Latin Unison
• Blasius Ammon — Tenebrae factae sunt  Latin SATB, ATBB
• Anonymous — Tenebrae factae sunt  Latin SATB
• Giuseppe Belloni — Tenebrae factae sunt  Latin SATB.SATB
• Francisco López Capillas — Tenebrae factae sunt  Latin SATB
• Mamerts Celminskis — Tenebrae factae sunt  Latin SATB
• Pedro de Cristo — Tenebrae factae sunt  Latin SATB
• Giovanni Croce — Tenebrae factae sunt  Latin SATB, AATB, ATTB, ATBB
• Carlo Gesualdo — Tenebræ factæ sunt  Latin SSATTB
• Pietro Amico Giacobetti — Tenebrae facti sunt  Latin SATTB
• Johann Michael Haydn — Tenebrae factae sunt  Latin SATB
• Marco Antonio Ingegneri — Tenebrae factae sunt  Latin SATB
• Orlando di Lasso — Tenebrae factae sunt  Latin SATB
• Jorge Moreira — Tenebrae factae sunt  Latin SATB
• Pomponio Nenna — Ténebræ factæ sunt  Latin SATB
• Antonio Politano — Tenebrae factae sunt  Latin SATTBB
• Valentin Rathgeber — Tenebrae factae sunt, Op. XIV Pars III, No. T3  Latin SATB
• Ludwig Senfl — Tenebrae factae sunt  Latin ATTB
• Joseph G. Stephens — Tenebrae factae sunt  Latin SSAATTBB
• Tomás Luis de Victoria — Tenebrae factae sunt  Latin TTBB
• Gaspar van Weerbeke — Tenebrae factae sunt  Latin ATTB
• Jan Dismas Zelenka — Responsories for Good Friday, ZWV 55:10-18  Latin SATB
• Jan Dismas Zelenka — Tenebrae factae sunt, ZWV 55:14  Latin SATB
• Annibale Zoilo — Tenebrae factae sunt  Latin SATB

Text and translations

Latin text Tenebræ factæ sunt, dum crucifixissent Jesum Judæi: et circa horam nonam exclamavit Jesus voce magna: Deus meus, ut quid me dereliquisti? Et inclinato capite, emisit spiritum. Exclamans Jesus voce magna, ait: Pater, in manus tuas commendo spiritum meum. Et inclinato... Italian translation Si fecero le tenebre mentre crocifiggevano Gesù i Giudei, e circa alla nona ora, Gesù esclamò a gran voce: Dio mio, perchè mi hai abbandonato? E, chinato il capo, spirò. Gesù esclamò a gran voce e disse: Padre, nelle Tue mani affido il mio Spirito. E, chinato...

English translation It became dark, when the Jews had crucified Jesus: and about the ninth hour, Jesus cried out with a loud voice: My God, why hast thou forsaken me? And bowing his head, he gave up the ghost. Crying out with a loud voice, Jesus said: Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. And bowing... Polish translation Ciemność zapadła nad Ziemią, gdy ukrzyżowano Jezusa, około godziny dziewiątej Jezus zawołał wielkim głosem: "Boże mój, Boże, czemuś mnie opuścił?" I skłonił głowę i oddał ducha. Jezus zawołał wielkim głosem i powiedział: "Ojcze, w Twe ręce powierzam ducha mojego. I skłonił...