Double or Nothing: Renaissance Music for double choir

Christus resurgens ex mortuis iam non moritur:
Mors illi ultra non dominabitur;
Quod enim mortuus est,
peccato mortuus est semel:
quod autem vivit, vivit Deo.
Alleluia.
Mortuus est semel propter delicta nostra,
Et resurrexit propter iustificationem nostram.
Alleluia.

Christ, rising from the dead, is no longer dead:
Death will no longer rule him;
For because he died,
He died for sin only once:
But because he lived, he lives in God.
Alleluia.
He died once because of our sins,
And he rose again for our salvation.
Alleluia.

Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison, Kyrie eleison.

Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy, Lord have mercy.

Gloria in excelsis Deo,
et in terra pax hominibus bonᴂ voluntatis.
Laudamus te, benedicimus te,
adoramus te, glorificamus te.
Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam.
Domine Deus, Rex cᴂlestis, Deus Pater omnipotens,
Domine Fili unigenite, Jesu Christe,
Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris.
Qui tollis peccata mundi,
miserere nobis ;
Qui tollis peccata mundi,
suscipe deprecationem nostram.
Qui sedes ad dexteram patris,
miserere nobis.
Quoniam tu solus sanctus, tu solus Dominus,
tu solus Altissimus, Jesu Christe.
Cum Sancto Spiritu in gloria Dei Patris,
Amen.

Glory be to God on high,
and on earth peace, good will towards men.
We praise thee, we bless thee,
we worship thee, we glorify thee,
we give thanks to thee for thy great glory,
O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty.
O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ;
O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
that takest away the sins of the world,
have mercy upon us.
Thou that takest away the sins of the world,
receive our prayer.
Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father,
have mercy upon us.
For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord;
thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost,
art most high in the glory of God the Father.
Amen.

Stabat mater dolorosa
Juxta crucem lacrimosa
Dum pendebat Filius.
Cuius animam gementem
Contristatem et dolentem
Pertransivit gladius.

The grieving mother stood
Next to the cross, in tears
While her son hung there.
Through her heart, lamenting
Sorrowful and grieving
A sword plunged itself.

O magnum mysterium et admirabile sacramentum
Ut animalia viderent Dominum natum
Jacentem in prᴂsepio.
Beata Virgo, cuius viscera meruerunt
portare Dominum Christum. Alleluia.

O great mystery and wondrous sacrament
That animals should see the new-born Lord
Lying in a manger.
Blessed Virgin, whose womb deserved
To carry the Lord Christ. Alleluia.

O notturno miracolo soave,
Ne già sognando il veggio:
Al lume della luna il sol vagheggio.
Luna cortese ond’ io
Godo quel ben che mi contend’ il giorno,
Mentre lampeggi intorno,
All’amata beltà dell’idol mio.
Portami tu col luminoso raggio,
Ch’il suo bel viso tocca
Un bacio sol dalla soave bocca;
Poi ferma il tuo viaggio,
Sì ch’il suo non m’invole
L’importuno tuo sole.
Ah, ah, potrò mai
Stender le braccia ove tu stendi i rai?

O sweetest nocturnal miracle,
I behold it now, ’tis not a dream:
By the light of the moon I court the sun;
Kindly moon, whereby I enjoy
That delight which the day contests with me,
While you shine roundabout,
For the cherished beauty of my beloved.
Transport me with your luminous ray,
Such that the fair visage be touched
By a single kiss from that sweet mouth;
Then stay your journey
So that your importunate sun
Not steal its own from me.
Ah, will my arms ever succeed
In reaching to where your rays extend?

Credo in unum Deum Patrem omnipotentem,
factorem cᴂli et terrᴂ, visibilium omnium et invisibilium.
Et in unum Dominum Jesum Christum, Filium Dei unigenitum,
et ex Patre natum ante omnia sᴂcula,
Deum de Deo, lumen de lumine, Deum verum de Deo vero.
Genitum, non factum, consubstatialem Patri
per quem omnia facta sunt.
Qui propter nos homines et propter nostram salutem
descendit de cᴂlis.
Et incarnatus est de Spiritu Sancto
ex Maria Virgine, et homo factus est.
Crucifixus etiam pro nobis:
sub Pontio Pilato passus et sepultus est.
Et resurrexit tertia die secundum scripturas.
Et ascendit in cᴂlum, sedet ad dexteram Patris.
Et iterum venturus est cum gloria iudicare vivos et mortuos:
cuius regni non erit finis.
Et in Spiritum Sanctum Dominum et vivificantem
qui ex Patre Filioque procedit,
Qui cum Patre et Filio simul adoratur
et congloriificatur, qui locutus est per Prophetas.
Et unam sanctam catholicam et apostolicam ecclesiam.
Confiteor unum baptismum in remissionem peccatorum.
Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum
et vitam venturi sᴂculi.
Amen.

I believe in one God, the Father almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord, Jesus Christ, Only begotten Son of God,
Begotten of his Father before all worlds.
God of God, light of light, Very God of very God.
Begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father:
by whom all things were made.
Who for us men and for our salvation
came down from heaven.
And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost
of the Virgin Mary: And was made man.
And was crucified also for us
under Pontius Pilate: suffered, and was buried.
And the third day He rose again according to the scriptures.
And ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of the Father
And He shall come again with glory to judge the living and the dead:
His kingdom shall have no end.
And I believe in the Holy Ghost, Lord and giver of life:
Who proceedeth from the Father and Son.
Who with the Father and Son
together is worshipped and glorified: Who spake by the Prophets.
And in one holy catholic and apostolic church.
I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins.
And I look for the resurrection of the dead
And the life of the world to come.
Amen.

Nisi Dominus ᴂdificaverit domum,
in vanum laboraverunt qui ᴂdificant eam.
Nisi Dominus custodierit civitatem,
frustra vigilat qui custodit eam.
Vanum est vobis ante lucem surgere:
surgite postquam sederitis,
qui manducatis panem doloris;
cum dederit dilectis suis somnum.
Ecce hᴂreditas Domini,
filii, mercem fructus ventris.
Sicut sagittᴂ in manu potentis
Ita filii excussorum.
Beatus vir qui implevit desiderium suum ex ipsis:
Non confundetur cum loquetur inimicis suis in porta.
Gloria Patri et Filio et Spiritui Sancto,
Sicut erat in principio et nunc et semper
Et in sᴂcula sᴂculorum, Amen.

Unless the Lord builds the house,
Those who build it labour in vain.
Unless the Lord guards the city,
Its watchman stands on guard in vain.
It is useless for you to rise before dawn:
Rise after you have sat at table,
You who eat the bread of sorrow;
after he has granted sleep to his loved ones.
Behold the inheritance of the Lord –
children, the reward and fruit of the womb.
Like arrows in the hand of the powerful,
so are the children of the uprooted.
Blessed is the man who has fulfilled his heart’s desire from them:
He will not be overwhelmed when he speaks to his enemies at the gate.
Glory be to the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
As it was in the beginning, is now and always
And for time everlasting. Amen.

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus Dominus Deus sabaoth.
Pleni sunt cᴂli et terra gloria tua.
Hosanna in excelsis.
Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini.
Hosanna in excelsis.

Holy, holy, holy Lord God of Sabaoth.
Heaven and earth are full of thy glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.

Nesciens mater virgo virum
peperit sine dolore salvatorem saeculorum,
ipsum regem angelorum.
Sola virgo lactabat
ubere de caelo plena.

The virgin mother, not knowing a man,
Gave birth without pain to the saviour of the world,
the king of angels himself.
The Virgin alone suckled her son
with a breast filled from heaven.

Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum,
Benedicta tu in mulieribus,
Et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus.
Sancta Maria, mater Dei,
Ora pro nobis peccatoribus
Nunc et in hora mortis nostrae.
Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you,
You are blessed among women
And blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us sinners
Now and in the hour of our death.

Lugebat David Absalon,
pius pater filium,
tristis senex puerum.
‘Heu me, fili mi Absalon,
Quis mihi det ut moriar,
Ut ego pro te moriar,
O fili mi Absalon!‘
Rex autem David filium
cooperto flebat capite:
‘Quis mihi det ut moriar, O fili mi !’

David was mourning Absalon,
The dutiful father mourning his son,
A sad old man mourning his child.
‘Woe is me, my son Absalon
Who will grant that I may die,
That I may die for you,
O my son Absalon.’
But indeed King David
With covered head, wept for his son.
‘Who will grant my wish to die, o my son?’

Veni, dilecte mi, egrediamur in agro,
commoremur in villis.
Mane surgamus ad vineas,
videamus si floruit vinea,
si flores fructus parturiunt,
si floruerunt mala punica.
Ibi dabo tibi ubera mea.
Mandragorᴂ dederunt odorem suum;
in portis nostris
omnia poma, nova et vetera,
dilecte mi, servavi tibi.

Come, my love, let us go out into the fields,
Let us linger in the farmland.
In the morning, let us go up to the vineyard,
Let us see whether the vine has bloomed,
If the flowers have given birth to fruit,
If the pomegranates have ripened.
There I will give you my breasts.
The mandrakes have released their scent.
Within our gates
All our orchard fruits, both new and old,
I have kept for you, my love.

Nunc dimittis

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,
miserere nobis.
Agnus Dei,qui tollis peccata mundi,
dona nobis pacem.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
give us peace.