I've been studying for my Music History final today, and am reviewing Tomas Luis de Victoria's masses and motets right now... this one is especially haunting and beautiful, and was written for Christmas. :-)
O Magnum Mysterium, et admirable
sacramentum, ut animalia
viderent Dominum natum,
iacentem in praesepio.
O beata Virgo,
cuius viscera meruerunt portare
Dominum Iesum Christum. Amen.
O great mystery and awesome
sacrament, that the animals
should see the Lord, newly born,
lying in the manger.
O blessed Virgin,
whose womb was worthy of bearing
the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
Weekends of Woe
13 years ago
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