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.
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Composition:
- Set to music by John Milford Rutter, CBE (b. 1945), "There is no rose", stanzas 1-2 [ chorus ], from Dancing Day; A cycle of traditional Christmas carols, no. 4
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