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by Venantius Fortunatus, Saint (c530 - c609)

Crux fidelis
 (Sung text for setting by E. Rubbra)
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Language: Latin 
Our translations:  DUT ENG FRE GER
Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis:
nulla silva talem profert,
fronde, flore, germine.
Dulce lignum, dulces clavos, dulce pondus sustinet.

Composition:

    Set to music by Edmund Duncan Rubbra (1901 - 1986), "Crux fidelis", op. 140 no. 2 [ soprano, contralto, baritone, chorus, and orchestra ], from Symphony No. 9, "Sinfonia Sacra", no. 2

Text Authorship:

  • by Venantius Fortunatus, Saint (c530 - c609)

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

  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen) , "Betrouwbaar kruis", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Kendree Chen) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Jeroen Scholten

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 4
Word count: 21

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