by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
There is no rose See base text
Language: English
Our translations: FRE
There is no rose of such virtue
As is the rose that bare Jesu:
Alleluya.
For in this rose contained was
Heaven and earth in little space:
Res miranda.
By that rose we may well see
That he is God in persons three:
Pari forma.
The angels sung the shepherds to:
"Gloria in excelsis Deo",
Gaudeamus.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Elizabeth Maconchy (1907 - 1994), "There is no rose", 1984, stanzas 1-4 [ chorus ]
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author ( 15th-century )
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Thomas Jaenicke
This text was added to the website: 2004-03-29
Line count: 15
Word count: 78