The royal standard advances

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by Venantius Fortunatus, Saint (c530 - c609)

Translation © by Michael P Rosewall

Einleitung

(Sung text for setting by F. Liszt)

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Language: Latin

Our translations: ENG ENG FIN FRE

Vexilla Regis prodeunt;
fulget Crucis mysterium,
Qua vita mortem protulit
Et morte vitam protulit.

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Impleti sunt que concinit
David fideli carmine,
dicendo nationibus:
regnavit a ligno Deus. 

 ... 

O Crux ave, spes unica,
hoc Passionis tempore!
piis adauge gratiam,
reisque dele crimina.
Amen.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,4,9 of the original text.

Composition:

Franz (Ferenc) Liszt

Via Crucis

Text Authorship:

by Venantius Fortunatus, Saint (c530 - c609)

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

ENG English (David Wyatt) , "The King's standards advance", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2011-03-11
Line count: 40
Word count: 136

Introduction

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Liszt)

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Language: English after the Latin

The royal standard advances;
The radiant, mystical cross where
The flesh in which he was incarnate
Was hanged and crucified.

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Fulfilled is all that was chanted
In David’s true songs,
Announcing to the nations
That God reigns from a tree.

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Hail, o cross, our sole hope
In this time of passion!
Increase grace to the faithful,
And efface the offenses of the guilty.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,4,9 of the original text.

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