by St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1091 - 1153)
Jesu, dulcis memoria See original
Language: Latin
Jesu, dulcis memoria,
dans vera cordis gaudia,
sed super mel et omnia,
eius dulcis praesentia.
Nil canitur suavius,
nil auditur iucundius,
nil cogitatur dulcius
quam Jesus, Dei Filius.
...
Composition:
- Set to music by Richard Dering (c1580 - 1630), "Jesu, dulcis memoria", stanzas 1,2 [ chorus a cappella ]
Text Authorship:
- by St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1091 - 1153)
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen) , "Jesus, zoete herinnering", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Edward Caswall) , written 1849 [an adaptation]
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 74