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Alma Redemptoris Mater

from Advent 2018 by DeguMoth Studios

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Copyright for the original carol: public domain
Original text: Hermannus Contractus (1013-1054)
Original melody: Gregorian Chant, Simple Tone

This is the Marian Antiphon that is sung in the Roman Catholic Church at the end of Compline from the first Sunday of Advent until the Feast of the Purification (or "Candlemas") on February 2nd.

We wanted to include at least one “official” Advent song on this album, and when we discovered this lovely antiphon, we knew this had to be the one! We had fun using different vocal arrangements/harmonies for each of the three repetitions.

lyrics

Alma Redemptóris Mater,
quæ pérvia cæli Porta manes,
et stella maris,
succúrre cadénti,
Súrgere qui curat pópulo:
tu quæ genuísti,
Natúra miránte,
tuum sanctum Genitórem
Virgo prius ac postérius,
Gabriélis ab ore
Sumens illud Ave,
peccatórum miserére.


Translation (from the American Liturgy of the Hours):

Loving mother of the Redeemer,
Gate of heaven, star of the sea,
Assist your people who have fallen yet strive to rise again.
To the wonderment of Nature, you bore your Creator
Yet remained a virgin after, as before.
You who received Gabriel’s joyful greeting,
Have pity on us poor sinners.

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from Advent 2018, released December 3, 2018
Vocals: L.D.A.L.
Arrangement: L.D.A.L.
Copyright: L.D.A.L/DeguMoth Studios, 2018

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