Quam pulchri sunt
General information
Motet for the feast of the Immaculate Conception.
Source of text is Song of Solomon 7:1-2,4-6.
Settings by composers
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
- Tomás Luis de Victoria SATB (vv. 1,4-6, excluding italicised parts)
Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina — Quam pulchri sunt (1584)
Text and translations
Latin text 1 …quam pulchri sunt gressus tui in calciamentis filia principis iunctura feminum tuorum sicut monilia quae fabricata sunt manu artificis |
Dutch translation Wat zijn je voeten mooi
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English translation 1 …How beautiful are thy steps in sandals, O prince's daughter! The joints of thy thighs are like jewels, that are made by the hand of a skillful workman. |