Ecce Maria genuit

General information

Antiphon to the fifth psalm at Vespers on the Feast of the Circumcision (Jan. 1).

Notes on selected settings

• Josquin des Prez SATB
• Adrian Willaert MsATTB

Settings by composers (automatically updated)

• Johannes de Bacchius — Ecce Maria genuit  Latin SATB
• Pierre Certon — Ecce Maria  Latin TTB
• Giovanni Paolo Cima — Ecce Maria  Latin SATB
• Melchior Franck — Alleluia, Ecce Maria genuit a 12  Latin SSST.SATB.AATB
• Mariano Garau — Ecce Maria genuit  Latin SATB
• Orlando di Lasso — Ecce Maria genuit nobis  Latin SATTB
• Rudolph di Lasso — Ecce Maria genuit  Latin SAB
• Stephan Mahu — Ecce Maria genuit  Latin ATTBB
• Claudio Merulo — Ecce Maria genuit  Latin SSAATTB,SSAATBB
• Jean Mouton — Ecce Maria genuit  Latin STTB
• Michael Praetorius — Ecce Maria genuit a 4  Latin SSSA,TTTB
• Michael Praetorius — Ecce Maria genuit a 8  Latin SSAT.SATB

Text and translations

Latin text Ecce Maria genuit nobis Salvatorem Quem Ioannes videns exclamavit dicens: Ecce Agnus Dei, qui tollit peccata mundi. Alleluia.

English translation Behold, Mary bore the Saviour for us. When John saw this, he exclaimed: Behold the lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.  Alleluia.