Puer natus est nobis facts for kids
Quick facts for kids "Puer natus est nobis" |
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| Gregorian introit | |
The chant in the codex Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci
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| Occasion | Christmas |
| Language | Latin |
"Puer natus est nobis" (A boy is born for us) is a Gregorian chant, the introit for Christmas Day. Thomas Tallis wrote a Christmas mass on the chant.
Text
The text of the antiphon is taken from Isaiah 9:6, while the psalm verse is verse 1 from Psalm 98, "Sing a new song to the Lord".
Puer natus est nobis,
et filius datus est nobis :
cuius imperium super humerum eius :
et vocabitur nomen eius, magni consilii angelus.
Cantate Domino canticum novum :
quia mirabilia fecit.
Musical settings
The melody was used by composers in contrafacta such as the Christmas mass by Thomas Tallis.
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