Nunc aperuit

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Nunc
aperuit nobis clausa porta
quod serpens in muliere suffocavit,
unde lucet in aurora
flos de Virgine Maria.

Now
a bolted gate has opened for us
that which the serpent closed off in Eve,
whence the flower of the Virgin Mary
shines in the dawn.

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Other version (concordance) in Dendermonde f. 154 verso with the alternate title “Hodie aperuit.”

Musical transcription by Allison Mondel
Latin translation by Hugh McElroy