Motet de Saint Barthélémy : Lætentur cœli
Language: Latin
Available translation(s): SPA
Laetentur coeli et exultet terra in hac die quo triunphat beatus apostolus martyr Bartolomoeus, Quid quid anguit et moerorem inducit pectoribus, quid quid crucem et dolorem inurit corporibus Chrisi tulit ob amorem martyr Bartolomoeus. Hic est cujus cruciatu nil fuit immanius, cujus marthyrium nihil crudelius, cujus victoria nihil illustrius et cujus triunphis nihil sublimius. O crudele spectaculum o flebile marthyrium, ferociter cruentatur et dorso et pectore fit vulnus dum laniatur unum tota pectore. Propterea gaudete superi, gaudete homines, et in laudes Batolomoei resonet Ecclesiae plausibus, et gaudiis et concentus angelis et concentus angelorum societur modulis.
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by François Couperin (1668 - 1733), "Motet de Saint Barthélémy : Lætentur cœli" [vocal duet for 2 sopranos and continuo], motet [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Saúl Botero Restrepo) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Saúl Botero Restrepo
This text was added to the website: 2011-02-16
Line count: 27
Word count: 95