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"Surge, amica mea, speciosa mea, et veni: Columba mea in foraminibus petrae, in caverna maceriae."1 Salve latus salvatoris, In quo latet mel dulcoris. In quo patet vis amoris, Ex quo scatet fons cruoris, Qui corda lavat sordida. Ecce tibi appropinquo, Parce, Jesu, si delinquo, Verecunda quidem fronte, Ad te tamen veni sponte Scrutari tua vulnera. Hora mortis meus flatus Intret, Jesu, tuum latus, Hinc expirans in te vadat, Ne hunc leo trux invadat, Sed apud te permaneat. "Surge, amica mea, speciosa mea, et veni: Columba mea in foraminibus petrae, in caverna maceriae."
1 from the Bible: Cant. Cantic. 2, 13-14
Text Authorship:
- by Arnulf of Leuven (c1200 - 1250), appears in Salve mundi salutare (or Rhythmica oratio) [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 Dietrich Buxtehude (1637 - 1707), "Ad latus", BuxWV. 75 no. 4 (1680) [ 2 violins, viola da gamba, vocal quintet (SSATB), and basso continuo ], from Membra Jesu nostri, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Au flanc", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-02-27
Line count: 19
Word count: 93
Lève-toi mon amie, ma belle, et viens, Ma colombe dans les trous de la pierre, dans la cavité du mur. Salut flanc du sauveur, Dans lequel le miel de la douceur est caché, Dans lequel est visible la force de l'amour, Duquel jaillit le flot du sang, Qui lave les cœurs vils. Voici que je m'approche de toi, Pardonne, Jésus, si je faute, La honte au front, Pourtant je suis venu à toi spontanément Pour examiner tes blessures. À l'heure de la mort que mon souffle Pénètre, Jésus, dans ton flanc, D'ici en mourant qu'il aille en toi, Pour que le lion sauvage ne le saisisse pas, Mais qu'il demeure auprès de toi. Lève-toi mon amie, ma belle, et viens, Ma colombe dans les trous de la pierre, dans la cavité du mur.
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Based on:
- a text in Latin by Arnulf of Leuven (c1200 - 1250), appears in Salve mundi salutare (or Rhythmica oratio)
This text was added to the website: 2020-12-09
Line count: 19
Word count: 133
