by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Gravidae querela
Language: Latin
Huc usque, me miseram! rem bene celaveram et amavi callide. res mea tandem patuit, nam venter intumuit, partus instat gravidae. hinc mater me verberat, hinc pater improperat, ambo tractant aspere. sola domi sedeo, egredi non audeo nec inpalam ludere. cum foris egredior, a cunctis inspicior, quasi monstrum fuerim. cum vident hunc uterum, alter pulsat alterum, silent, dum transierim. semper pulsant cubito, me designant digito, ac si mirum fecerim. nutibus me indicant, dignam rogo iudicant, quod semel peccaverim. quid percurram singula? ego sum in fabula et in ore omnium. ex eo vim patior, iam dolore morior, semper sum in lacrimis. hoc dolorem cumulat, quod amicus exulat propter illud paululum. ob patris saevitiam recessit in Franciam a finibus ultimis. sum in tristitia de eius absentia in doloris cumulum.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author ( 12th/13th century ) , from Carmina Burana, 126.  [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), "Gravidae querela", from Cantica latina, no. 27 [ sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 39
Word count: 126