T087 Germinavit radix Iesse

Tags:

Standardised text incipit:

Germinavit radix Iesse

Reference sources:

Full text: I-Mfd 3, ff. 170v-171r
Translation: Eva Ferro

Full text:

Germinavit radix Iesse, orta est stella ex Iacob, virgo peperit salvatorem. Te laudamus deus noster.

English translation:

The root of Jesse germinated, a star arose from Jacob, a virgin gave birth to the saviour. We praise you, our God.

Subject:

Christ; Incarnation; Nativity

Liturgical/devotional association:

Octave of Christmas (RR)

Little Office of the BVM (RR; during Christmastide)

Correspondences in standard ref works:

Antiphon for the Octave of Christmas (also used in the Little Office of the BVM during Christmastide), Cantus ID 002941

Literature:

SHERR 1997

, 197-198

GASSER 2001

, 463-465

Further notes:

LU lists the antiphons whose texts are used in T085-T088 to be sung in consecutive order at 2nd vespers on the feast of Circumcision.

Motets with this text

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Source	Motet incipit	Attribution	Rubric	Cycle / Text
GB-Cmc 1760 012v-013r	Germinavit radix Iesse ID: M267	Josquin des pretz Josquin des Prez	-	C58 O admirabile commercium T087 Germinavit radix Iesse
I-Fl Acquisti e doni 666 019v-020r	Germinavit radix Iesse ID: M267	- Josquin des Prez	-	C58 O admirabile commercium T087 Germinavit radix Iesse
I-Rvat CS 46 053v-054r	Germinavit radix Iesse ID: M267	- Josquin des Prez	-	C58 O admirabile commercium T087 Germinavit radix Iesse
I-Mfd 3 170v-171r	Germinavit radix Iesse ID: M087	- Anonymous	-	C23 Ave regina caelorum mater T087 Germinavit radix Iesse
Grapheus 1538 No. 29(d)	Germinavit radix Iesse ID: M267	- Josquin des Prez	-	C58 O admirabile commercium T087 Germinavit radix Iesse
Antico 1521 S:007v-008r A:007v-008r T:009r-009v B:007r	Germinavit radix Iesse ID: M267	Josquinus Josquin des Prez	-	C58 O admirabile commercium T087 Germinavit radix Iesse