Tenebrae factae sunt

General Information

Fifth of the nine responsories for Matins of Good Friday.

A responsory is a sung response to a Scripture reading. It has two parts: a respond and a versicle. After the versicle (indicated below by V. and usually sung by a single voice or a smaller group), the second part of the respond (indicated below by a bullet) is repeated. Its biblical sources are Matthew 27:45-46, John 19:30, and Luke 23:46.

Settings by composers

Ambrosian chant Unison Blasius Ammon SATB & ATBB Anonymous SATB Giovanni Croce SATB Mariano Garau SATB

Johann Michael Haydn SATB Marco Antonio Ingegneri SATB Jorge Moreira SATB Joseph G. Stephens SATB Tomas Luis de Victoria SSAT & TTBB Gaspar van Weerbeke a 4, variant text

Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above

• Giuseppe Belloni — Tenebrae factae sunt
• Francisco López Capillas — Tenebrae factae sunt
• Mamerts Celminskis — Tenebrae factae sunt
• Pedro de Cristo — Tenebrae factae sunt
• Pietro Amico Giacobetti — Tenebrae facti sunt
• Antonio Politano — Tenebrae factae sunt
• Valentin Rathgeber — Tenebrae factae sunt, Op. XIV Pars III, No. T3
• Jan Dismas Zelenka — Responsories for Good Friday, ZWV 55:10-18
• Annibale Zoilo — Tenebrae factae sunt

Text and translations

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

English translation Darkness fell when the Jews crucified Jesus: and about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice: My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? And he bowed his head and gave up the ghost. V. Jesus cried with a loud voice and said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. And he bowed his head and gave up the ghost. Polish translation Ciemnosc zapadla nad Ziemia, gdy ukrzyzowano Jezusa okolo godziny dziewiatej Jezus zawolal wielkim glosem: Boze moj, Boze, czemus mnie opuscil? I sklonil glowe i oddal ducha. V. Jezus zawolal wielkim glosem i powiedzial, Ojcze, w Twe rece powierzam ducha mojego. I sklonil glowe i oddal ducha.

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