by Gaius Valerius Catullus (c84 BCE - 54 BCE)
Num te leaena montibus Libystinis
Language: Latin
Num te leaena montibus Libystinis Aut Scylla latrans infima inguinum parte Tam mente dura procreauit ac taetra, Ut supplicis vocem in novissimo casu Contemptam haberes, ah nimis fero corde?
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Authorship:
- by Gaius Valerius Catullus (c84 BCE - 54 BCE), appears in Carmina, no. 60 [author's text checked 1 time 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):
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This text (or a part of it) is used in a work
- by Michael Linton , "Num te leaena", first performed 2014 [ baritone and piano ], from Carmina Catulli, no. 13
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Dominick Argento (1927 - 2019) , copyright © ; composed by Dominick Argento.
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This text was added to the website: 2010-12-17
Line count: 5
Word count: 29