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Ut queant laxis Composed by Paolo Diacono (Paul Varnefrido) (ca. 720 - ca. 799) as a hymn to Saint John the Baptist Ut queant laxis resonare fibris Mira gestorum famuli tuorum, Solve polluti Labii reatum, Sancte Joannes. |
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So that your servants may freely sing forth the wonders of your deeds, remove all stain of guilt from their unclean lips, O Saint John. Notated music and text translation based on that given in Donald Grout's A History of Western Music, 3rd edition. |
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