possibly by Guillaume Dufay (c1400 - 1474)
Salve flos Tusce gentis Matches base text
Language: Latin
Our translations: ENG
triplum Salve flos Tusce gentis, Florentia, salve, O salve, Italici gloria magna soli, Salve, que doctos felix Tot mater alumnos, Tot generas magnos consilia atque fide, Quae tot praestantes mire Integritudine gignis, Quae tot praestantes religione viros, Salve, cui debet quodcumque Est artis honestae Ingenii quicquid quicquid Et eloquii est. Salve, quae fama totum diffusa per orbem Et vehis et natos mittis ad astra tuos. Nunc cecini et gratis voces Placuere canore, Praemia, mercedes nec petiere simul. Fessus ego haud cantu, Vos en defessa canendo, Sed tu carminibus vive canenda meis! Motetus Vos nunc, Etrusce iubar, salvete puellae. Sic sedet hoc animo Nec sine amore moror. Stant foribus Nymphis similes, stant Naiades utque Aut ut Amazonides aut procidives Venus. Fervet in amplexus atque Oscula dulcia quisque; Si semel has viderit, captus amore cadet. Ista, deae mundi, vester per saecula cuncta, Guillermus cecini natus et ipse Fay.
Composition:
- Set to music by Guillaume Dufay (c1400 - 1474), "Salve flos Tusce gentis", 1435-6 [ vocal quartet ], isorhythmic motet
Text Authorship:
- possibly by Guillaume Dufay (c1400 - 1474)
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David Wyatt) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-08
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