VOCES8: Magnificat Primi Toni - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

VOCES8 sings the ’Magnificat Primi Toni’ by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina in the VOCES8 Centre in London. TEXT and TRANSLATION: 1. Magnificat, anima mea, Dominum My soul doth magnify the Lord 2. et exultavit spiritus meus in Deo, salutari meo. and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. 3. Quia respexit humilitatem ancillæ suæ: ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent omnes generationes. For he hath regarded: the lowliness of his handmaiden: for behold, from henceforth: all generations shall call me blessed. 4. Quia fecit mihi magna, qui potens est, et sanctum nomen eius, For he that is mighty hath magnified me: and holy is his Name, 5. et misericordia eius a progenie in progenies timentibus eum. and his mercy is on them that fear him: throughout all generations. 6. Fecit potentiam in brachio suo, dispersit superbos mente cordis sui. He hath showed strength with his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. 7. Deposuit potentes de sede et exaltavit humiles; He hath put down