Les étendards du roi s'avancent ;

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by Venantius Fortunatus, Saint (c530 - c609)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

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.

 ... 

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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Les étendards du roi s'avancent ;

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Liszt)

See original

Language: French (Français) after the Latin

Les étendards du roi s'avancent ;
Le mystère de la croix brille
Où la vie a produit la mort
Et la mort a produit la vie.

 ... 

Elles sont accomplies les choses qu'a annoncées
David dans un chant fidèle
En disant aux nations
Que Dieu régnerait à partir du bois.

 ... 

Ô croix, salut, espoir unique,
En ce temps de la passion !
Augmente la grâce des pieux
Et efface les fautes des accusés.

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

Liszt's title would be "Introduction"

Text Authorship:

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