O admirabile commercium (Josquin des Prez)

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CPDL #23678: [ Icon_pdf.gif] 
Editor: Edward Tambling (submitted 2011-06-06).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 53 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: At original pitch for ATTB

General Information

Title: O admirabile commercium
Composer: Josquin des Prez

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: ATTB

Genre: SacredMotet

Language: Latin
Instruments: a cappella
Published:

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Original text and translations

Latin.png Latin text

O admirabile commercium: creator generis humani,
animatum corpus sumens de virgine nasci dignatus est;
et procedens homo sine semine,
largitus est nobis suam Deitatem.

English.png English translation

O admirable exchange: the creator of human-kind,
taking on a living body was worthy to be born of a virgin,
and, coming forth as a human without seed,
has given us his deity in abundance.

Common Poetic Translation:
O wonderful gift: the creator of the human race,
taking our flesh upon him, deigns to be born of a virgin;
and, coming forth without seed of man,
bestows his Divinity upon us.