GAUDETE! Christus est natus, ex Maria virgine🎄
Very Merry Christmas lovely friends🎄
"Gaudete" is a sacred Christmas carol, thought to have been composed in the 16th century. It was published in Piae Cantiones, a collection of Finnish/Swedish sacred songs published in 1582. No music is given for the verses, but the standard tune comes from older liturgical books.
- Song: Gaudete
- Artist: London Cello Orchestra, The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Geoffrey Simon
- Album: A Cello Christmas
+++ Lyrics, Latin & English:
Gaudete, gaudete!
Christus est natus
Ex Maria virgine,
gaudete!
Rejoice, rejoice!
Christ is born
Of the Virgin Mary –
Rejoice!
Tempus adest gratiæ
Hoc quod optabamus,
Carmina lætitiæ
Devote reddamus.
The time of grace has come—
What we have wished for;
Songs of joy
Let us give back faithfully.
Deus homo factus est
Natura mirante,
Mundus renovatus est
A Christo regnante.
God has become man,
With nature marvelling,
The world has been renewed
By the reigning Christ.
Ezechielis porta
Clausa pertransitur,
Unde lux est orta
Salus invenitur.
The closed gate of Ezekiel
Is passed through,
Whence the light is risen;
Salvation has been found.
Ergo nostra contio
Psallat iam in lustro;
Benedicat Domino:
Salus Regi nostro.
Therefore, let our assembly
Now sing in brightness
Let it bless the Lord:
Salvation to our King.
- Skyline Sessions: Mediaeval Baebes - "Gaudete"
- LIVE version:
By simply looking from my perspective, this following content might be the best performance of that centuries-old "Gaudete" song. The older, the better:
- Harpa Dei - CONCIERTO DE NAVIDAD | CHRISTMAS CONCERT
00:00 Introduction
03:27 Gloria in excelsis Deo
07:36 Miladuka (Arabic)
11:05 Gaudete, Christus est natus
14:42 Jesu Redemptor omnium (Latin hymn)
18:33 Alilo (Georgian tradition)
21:35 B temnuyu nichku (Ucranian carol)
27:32 Nowel sing we (Medieval english carol)
30:43 Noël Gloria (Congolese carol)
35:27 Rozdestvo tvoje (Serbian Troparion)
38:13 La Virgen lavaba (Villancico mexicano)
40:58 Zu Bethlehem geboren (German carol)
44:21 Oh santissimo Natale (Sicilian carol)
47:25 Adeste fideles
51:08 Stille Nacht (Noche de paz – Silent Night)
You can already see on the playlist above that "Gaudete, Christus est natus" starts at the beginning of the eleventh minute of the album, 11:05:
May the Holy Spirit keeps guides You at every step of your life, Amen
p.s. Be my guest, express Your own favorite Christmas songs by posting them in the comment-area below, see ya🎄🎤🎵🎶🎼🎻🎹🎷🎸🎇
