by Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius (c480 - 524)
Avicula
Language: Latin
Quae canit altis garrula ramis ales, caveae clauditur antro. huic licet inlita pocula melle largasque dapes dulci studio ludens hominum cura ministret, si tamen arto saliens texto nemorum gratas viderit umbras, sparsas pedibus proterit escas, silvas tantum maesta requirit, silvas dulci voce susurrat. repetunt proprios quaeque recursus redituque suo singula gaudent. nec manet ulli traditus ordo, nisi quod fini iunxerit ortum stabilemque sui fecerit orbem.
Authorship:
- by Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius (c480 - 524), from Philosophiae consolatio.  [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Jan Novák (1921 - 1984), "Avicula", from Cantica latina, no. 21. [ sung text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 15
Word count: 65