Dies natalis (Latin: "Natal Day" or "Day of Birth"), Op. 8, is a five-movement work by Gerald Finzi, setting texts by Thomas Traherne, for solo soprano or tenor and string orchestra. It was written in 1939.
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—Sir Philip Sidney (1554–1586)