Congaudet hodie

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Congaudet hodie celestis curia
Quod homo perditus erit in gloria
Nato de Virgine qui regit omnia.

Natus ex utero Marie Virginis,
Factus est particeps nostre propaginis,
Deus est et homo et factor hominis.

Miratur super hoc carnis humanitas,
Quod, si descendere voluit deitas,
Non fuit meritum sed sola pietas.

Exultans itaque corde in jubilo,
Causa leticie canentis termino,
Benedicat chorus celorum domino.

Rex est mirabilis sed spiritaliter
Fateri cogimus quod non sit aliter
Felices nimium qui tenent firmiter.

Nos qui recolimus dei potencias
Qui vere credimus et hanc et alias
Ex dono gracie reddamus gracias.

Congaudet hodie is a Benedicamus Domino versus. Like many Benedicamus versus, it does　not conclude with a direct statement of the text "Benedicamus Domino" but merges the formula　with the concluding statement of the text, in this case in strophe IV: "Exultans itaque cordis in　jubilo/causa leticie cantentis termino/benedicat chorus celorum domino." Although the words　"Benedicamus Domino" and "Deo gracias" bring each part of the Office to a close, the use of these　words and their variations that appear in the Benedicamus Domino versus do not mean that these　works were actually a part of the Office; they may just be a formulaic ending.
Relationships between the Twelfth-Century Aquitanian Polyphonic Versus and
Two-Part Conductus Repertories　ｐ１１８より

Congaudet hodie is the only work in the Aquitanian repertory that is set entirely in note　against-note style; therefore, this is one of the few works in the repertory for which there is no　ambiguity about the way the voices fit together. Both voices have the same range, which is based　around the final, G, and its fifth above, and they both extend down to the fourth below the final.　Both voices are entirely equal in this work.
Relationships between the Twelfth-Century Aquitanian Polyphonic Versus and
Two-Part Conductus Repertories　ｐ１４８より




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