by Walahfrid (c808 - 849)
Cum splendor lunae fulgescat ab aethere...
Language: Latin
Cum splendor lunae fulgescat ab aethere purae, Tu sta sub divo cernens speculamine miro, Qualiter ex luna splendescat lampade pura Et splendore suo caros amplectitur uno Corpore divisos, sed mentis amore ligatos. Si facies faciem spectare nequivit amantem, Hoc saltim nobis lumen sit pignus amoris! Hos tibi versiculos fidus transmisit amicus; Si de parte tua fidei stat fixa catena, Nunc precor, ut valeas felix per saecula cuncta.
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Text Authorship:
- by Walahfrid (c808 - 849), "Ad amicum" [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 Ailsa Dixon (1932 - 2017), "Cum Splendor Lunae", 1991, copyright © 2025 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], from Songs to Medieval Latin Lyrics, no. 2, Composers Edition
Publisher: Composers Edition [external link] [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Helen Jane Waddell (1889 - 1965) , no title ; composed by Ailsa Dixon.
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