O admirabile commercium (Josquin des Prez)
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- Editor: Edward Tambling (submitted 2011-06-06). Score information: A4, 5 pages, 65 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: Sacred, Motet
Language: Latin
Instruments: a cappella
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Original text and translations
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 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.