"Angele Dei" by Motshwane Pege - 2nd prize winner in Category A of the 20th Musica Sacra Nova Composer's Competition. Premiered at Brauweiler Abbey, Germany in June 2024 by the Polski Chór Kameralny, conducted by Jan Łukaszewski.
Words & Translation:
ANGELE DEI,
qui custos es mei,
Me tibi commissum pietate superna;
Hodie illumina, custodi, rege, et guberna.
Amen.
ANGEL OF GOD,
my guardian dear,
To whom his love commits me here;
Ever this day be at my side,
To light and guard, to rule and guide.
Amen.
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