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Felix Anna
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Felix Anna by Anonymous — Lyrics
Felix anna de caverna laci transfer ad superna lucis nos vehicula
Mundi iubar luminare novum paris sine pare sole plus illuminans
Ex te duxit ortum clare maris stella per hoc mare spatiosum rutilans
Orta stirpe de regali super ortum speciali gaudes privilegio
Prole fulgens sola tali quali nulla de mortali sexu vel collegio
Cella vera tu caelestis in qua trinitastis vestis est ordita primitus
Huius rei caro testis extat christi quam in festis gestat iam caelestibus
Carnem tuam carnem christi per mariam quam tulisti recta probat linea
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About Felix Anna
This Sacred Latin motet, Felix Anna, is suitable for a choir that wishes to explore devotional repertoire. The anonymous composer has crafted a piece for SATB voices, setting a text that exalts the Virgin Mary. The words describe her as a star of the sea, specially chosen and privileged, the true heavenly cell where the Trinity was first woven. The text emphasizes her unique role as the mother of Christ, by whom humanity was redeemed and sin overcome. The composer uses the text to praise Mary as the terminus of sadness and the fount of joy, offering a unique expression of Marian devotion through rich choral harmonies. This motet offers a profound musical setting of a significant theological text.
