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==General information==
'''Rorate caeli''' (sometimes spelled ''cæli, celi, coeli'' or ''cœli'') is drawn from Isaiah 45:8. It has two common uses: as the {{CC|Introits|Introit}} for the {{CC|Advent IV|4th Sunday of Advent}} (with the verse ''cœli enarrant'' from [[Psalm 19|Psalm 19 (18 vulgate)]] and doxology ''[[Gloria Patri]]'', both of which which may or may not be set to polyphony) and as the refrain of the [[Rorate coeli (Advent prose) (Gregorian chant)|Advent prose]], sung throughout {{CiteCat|Advent}}.

See also [[Rorate caeli (Traditional)]], a metrical paraphrase of the choral ''O Heiland reiss den Himmel auf''.

==Notes on selected settings==
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*Anonymous
**[[Rorate caeli (introit) (Gregorian chant)|Gregorian chant, mode I introit]] (caeli enarrant)
**[[Rorate coeli (Advent prose) (Gregorian chant)|Gregorian chant, 'Advent prose']] with verses mostly from Isaiah
**[[Rorate cœli desuper (tr89) (Anonymous)|Trent 89]] SAT with ''celi enarrant''
**[[Rorate cœli desuper (tr90-66) (Anonymous)|Trent 90]], another version of Tr 93 I below STT
**[[Rorate cœli desuper (tr93) I (Anonymous)|Trent 93 I]] (15c) STT (without verse)
**[[Rorate caeli desuper (D-Ju MS 33) (Anonymous)|D-Ju MS 33 (Jena choirbooks) 16c]] SATB
*[[Rorate caeli desuper (Giovanni Francesco Anerio)|Giovanni Francesco Anerio]] SSATB & bc
<!--*[[Rorate caeli (Giovanni Matteo Asola)|Giovanni Matteo Asola]] ATTB
*[[Rorate caeli (Ercole Bernabei)|Ercole Bernabei]] SATB-->
*[[Rorate caeli desuper (William Byrd)|William Byrd]] SATTB or ATTBarB with verse "[[Rorate caeli desuper (William Byrd)#Original texts and translations|Benedixisti]]"
*[[Rorate caeli (Christoph Dalitz)|Christoph Dalitz]] SATB harmonization of Advent prose refrain, both Latin and German
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*Charles H. Giffen (distinct settings)
**[[Rorate caeli desuper (Charles H. Giffen)|Rorate caeli desuper]] SATB "Caeli"" & "Gloria Patri"
**[[Let the clouds rain down (Charles H. Giffen)|Let the clouds rain down]] SATB with introit verse & doxology
*[[Rorate coeli (Jacob Handl)|Jacob Handl]] SSATBB (no verse)
*Heinrich Isaac
**[[Rorate caeli (Advent IV) (Heinrich Isaac)|Choralis Constantinus I, for Advent IV]] ATTB
**[[Rorate coeli (Annunciation) (Heinrich Isaac)|Choralis Constantinus III, for Annunciation]] ATTB
*[[Rorate caeli (Jens Klimek)|Jens Klimek]] SSA (div. SSMMA) (no verse)
*[[Rorate cœli desuper (Tiburtio Massaino)|Tiburtio Massaino]] SAATB verse:Et justitia oriatur
*[[Canite tuba (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)|Palestrina: opening of 2nda pars of ''Canite tuba'']] SSATB
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<!--*[[Rorate coeli (Michael Praetorius)|Michael Praetorius]] SATTB-->
*[[Rorate coeli, Op. 176, No. 1 (Josef Rheinberger)|Josef Rheinberger, Op. 176, No. 1]] SATB, without verse (also [[9 Advent-Motetten op. 176 (Josef Rheinberger)|here]])
*[[Rorate caeli (Jakob Reiner)|Jacob Reiner]] ATTTB (no verse)
*[[Treiffet ihr Himmel von oben (Johann Rosenmüller)]] S with 2 Violine & bc
*[[Rorate caeli desuper (Salamone Rossi)| Salamone Rossi]] SSATB (arranged from an instrumental work)
*[[Rorate, rorate coeli, SWV 322 (Heinrich Schütz)|Heinrich Schütz]] SSB & bc (no verse)
<!--*[[Rorate coeli (C. Titsek)|C. Titsek]] SAB-->
*[[Rorate caeli desuper (Jan Tollius)|Jan Tollius]] SATTB with verse [[Rorate caeli desuper (Jan Tollius)#Original texts and translations|"Veni Domine"]]
*[[Rorate coeli (Samuel Webbe)|Samuel Webbe]] SATB with organ (''Coeli enarrant'' but not ''Gloria patri'' included)
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==Text and translations==
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{{Text|Latin|
Rorate caeli desuper
et nubes pluant iustum.
Aperiatur terra
et germinet salvatorem.

''versus:'' Caeli enarrant gloriam Dei: et opera
manuum ejus annuntiat firmamentum. [[Gloria Patri]] &c.}}

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{{Translation|English|
Drop down, ye heavens, from above,
and let the skies pour down righteousness:
let the earth open,
and let it bring forth a Saviour.

V: The heavens declare the glory of God:
and the firmament showeth [sheweth (BCP)] his handiwork. Glory be…}}
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{{Translation|Czech|
Rosu dejte nebesa s hůry, a nejvyšší oblakové dštěte spravedlnost;
otevři se země, a ať vzejde spasení.}}

{{Translation|Danish|
Lad regne, I Himle deroppe, nedsend Retfærd,
I Skyer, Jorden åbne sit Skød, så Frelse må spire frem og Retfærd vokse tillige.}}

{{Translation|Dutch|
Drupt, gij hemelen! van boven af, en dat de wolken vloeien van gerechtigheid;
en de aarde opene zich, en dat allerlei heil uitwasse.}}

{{Translation|Finnish|
Tiukkukaa, te taivaat, ylhäältä, vuotakoot pilvet vanhurskautta.
Avautukoon maa ja antakoon hedelmänänsä pelastuksen.}}

{{Translation|French|
Que les cieux répandent d'en haut Et que les nuées laissent couler la justice!
Que la terre s'ouvre, que le salut y fructifie.}}

{{Translation|German|
Träufelt, ihr Himmel, von oben, und ihr Wolken, regnet Gerechtigkeit!
Die Erde tue sich auf und bringe den Erlöser hervor.

{{Translator|Peter Rottländer}}
Ihr Himmel, tauet von oben herab,
und ihr Wolken, regnet den Gerechten.
Die Erde öffne sich
und aus ihr sprieße der Heiland.

V: Die Himmel sprechen von der Ehre Gottes,
Und das Firmament verkündet die Werke seiner Hände. Ehre sei…}}

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{{Translation|Italian|
Cieli, stillate dall’alto, e faccian le nuvole piover la giustizia!
S’apra la terra, e sia ferace di salvezza.}}

{{Translation|Norwegian|
Drypp, I himler, fra oven, og fra skyene strømme rettferdighet ned!
Jorden skal åpne sig og bære frelse som frukt.}}

{{Translation|Polish|
Spuście niebiosa rosę z góry, a obłoki niech kropią sprawiedliwość;
niech się otworzy ziemia, a niech wyrośnie zbawienie.}}

{{Translation|Portuguese|
Destilai, ó céus, dessas alturas, e as nuvens chovam justiça;
abra-se a terra, e produza a salvação.}}

{{Translation|Russian|
Кропите, небеса, свыше, и облака да проливают правду;
да раскроется земля и приносит спасение, и да произрастает вместе правда.}}

{{Translation|Spanish|
Rociad, cielos, de arriba, y las nubes destilen la justicia;
ábrase la tierra, y prodúzcanse la salud.}}

{{Translation|Swedish|
Drypen, I himlar därovan, och må skyarna låta rättfärdighet strömma ned.
Må jorden öppna sig, och må dess frukt bliva frälsning.}}
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