El Jubilate
Staff Notation • Secular, Villancicos
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El Jubilate by Mateo Flecha el Viejo — Lyrics
About El Jubilate
Mateo Flecha el Viejo's El Jubilate opens with a jubilant cry of "Jubilate Deo omnis terra" ('Rejoice in God, all the earth') before shifting to secular Spanish. The text presents a playful, almost cheeky, negotiation of salvation, attributing humanity's redemption to the Virgin Mary's intervention after original sin. It humorously imagines the devil's disbelief that what was lost by one woman could be regained by another. This SATB setting, with its blend of sacred Latin and vernacular Spanish, exemplifies the lively and often witty spirit of the Renaissance villancico, a secular form that frequently incorporated religious themes.