Nam cum cecus manu
TYPE | 1 - Chant-like Melody |
TOPIC | Religious |
TUNE STRUCTURE | motivic |
VERSE STRUCTURE | 1v 2l |
KEY SIGNATURE | Mode 4 |
TONAL CENTRE | E |
INCIPIT | GB♭B♭C'C'C'C'C'D'C'C'C' |
GENRE | Antiphon |
TEXT SOURCE | Christchurch Antiphonary: Office of St Patrick TCD MS 79, f. 161r |
TUNE SOURCE | as above |
FIRST LINE | Nam cum cecus manu |
NOTATED INCIPIT |
Nam cum cecus manu pueri crucem in terra fecisset fons erupitquo cecus faciem lavans vidit et qui non didiscerat litteras legit.
A fountain sprang up when the blind man traced the cross on the ground with the boy’s hand. Washing his face in the fountain, the blind man received his sight and he who was unlettered read.