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O Dive custos Auriacae Domus Et spes labantis certior imperi; Orebus adversis vocande, O superum, o superum decus in secundis! Seu te fluentem pronus ad Isida In vota fervens, in vota fervens Oxonidum chorus, Seu te precantur, quos remoti Unda lavat properata Cami, Descende, descende coelo non ita creditas, Visurus, visurus aedes praesidiis tuis, Descende, descende visurus penates, Penates Caesaris, et, et penetrali sacrum. Maria musis flebilis occidit, Maria gentis deliciae breves, Maria, Maria occidit, O flete Mariam, o flete Mariam, Flete Mariam, o flete Camoenae, O flete Divae! Flete dea moriente.
Text Authorship:
- by Henry Parker (1604 - 1652), written 1694, appears in Three Elegies upon the Much Lamented Loss of our Late Most Gracious Queen Mary, Henry Playford (publisher), first published 1695 [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 Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), "Elegy upon the Death of Queen Mary", Z. 504. [duet] [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Élégie pour la mort de la reine Mary", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 92
Ô gardienne divine de la maison d'Orange Et espoir plus assuré d'un empire vacillant, Ô toi qui es appelée dans les évènements contraires, Ô gloire supérieure dans le bonheur. Si près du flot d'Isis T'appelle un chœur fervent d'Oxford Ou si te supplient ceux qui par la lointaine Cam sont lavés par l'onde rapide, Descends du ciel ce temple Qui n'est plus sous ta protection, Descends voir la demeure de César Et l'intérieur du temple. Mary, pleurée par les muses, est morte, Mary, brefs délices des siens, Mary, Mary est morte, Oh ! pleurez Mary, oh ! pleurez Mary, Pleurez Mary, pleurez, Camènes, Oh ! pleurez, divinités ! Pleurez la déesse mourante.
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- Translation from Latin to French (Français) copyright © 2011 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in Latin by Henry Parker (1604 - 1652), written 1694, appears in Three Elegies upon the Much Lamented Loss of our Late Most Gracious Queen Mary, Henry Playford (publisher), first published 1695
This text was added to the website: 2011-03-29
Line count: 18
Word count: 108