Language: Latin 
Our translations:  ENG
O Venus regina Cnidi Paphique
Sperne dilectam Cypron et vocantis
Ture te multo Glycerae decoram
        Transfer in aedem.

Fervidus tecum puer et solutis
Gratiae zonis properentque Nymphae
Et parum comis sine te Juventas
        Mercuriusque.

Composition:

    Set to music by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), "O Venus!" [ TTBB chorus and piano ]

Text Authorship:

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Grant Hicks) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Grant Hicks [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2021-03-08
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Word count: 34