Translation by Bible or other Sacred Texts
Quam pulchra es, amica mea! quam pulchra...
Language: Latin
[ ... ] Quam pulchræ sunt mammæ tuæ, soror mea sponsa! pulchriora sunt ubera tua vino, et odor unguentorum tuorum super omnia aromata. [ ... ]
G. Palestrina sets lines 9-10
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Text Authorship:
- by Bible or other Sacred Texts , appears in Canticum Canticorum Salomonis (Song of Songs of Solomon), no. 4
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-12-03
Line count: 47
Word count: 276
How fair is thy love See original
Language: English after the Latin
... How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices! ...
Composition:
- Set to music by Howard Skempton (b. 1947), "How fair is thy love", first performed 2002, line 10 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], from Rise up, my love, no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by Bible or other Sacred Texts , no title, appears in Song of Songs of Solomon / Canticle of Canticles (KJV), no. 4
Based on:
- a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts , appears in Canticum Canticorum Salomonis (Song of Songs of Solomon), no. 4
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2014-11-06
Line count: 48
Word count: 379