by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Ecce, chorus virginum
Language: Latin
Ecce, chorus virginum tempore vernali, dum solis incendium radios equali moderatur ordine, nubilo semoto, fronde pausat tilie Cypridis in voto! In hac valle florida floreus flagratus, inter septa lilia locus purpuratus. Dum garritus merule dulciter alludit, philomena carmine dulcia concludit. Acies virginea redimita flore; quis enarret talia, quantoque decore prenitent ad libitum Veneris occulta? Dido necis meritum proferat inulta. Per florenta nemorum me fortuna vexit; arcum Cupidineum vernula retexit. Quam inter Veneream diligo cohortem, langueo, dum videam, libiti consortem. Questio per singulas oritur: honesta potiorque dignitas casta vel incesta? Flora, consors Phyllidis, est sententiata: "caste non est similis turpiter amata." Iuno, Pallas, Clyope, Cytherea dura affirmant interprete Flora verbi iura: "flagrabit felicius nectare mellito castam amans potius quam in infinito." Iura grata refero puellarum ludis; vigeant in prospero pudice futuris! Actibus temeritas nulla salutaris, contingat iocunditas, spes adulta caris!
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Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, no title, appears in Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae [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):
- by Edmund Duncan Rubbra (1901 - 1986), "Pastoral: Ecce, chorus virginum", op. 32 no. 3 (1932), published 1949 [ baritone and strings ], from Four Medieval Latin Lyrics, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2022-01-31
Line count: 56
Word count: 139