by St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1091 - 1153)

Language: Latin 
Our translations:  DUT FRE
Jesu, dulcis memoria, 
dans vera cordis gaudia,
sed super mel et omnia,
eius dulcis praesentia.

 ... 
nil cogitatur dulcius
quam Jesus, Dei Filius.

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Composition:

    Set to music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791), "Jesus dulcis memoria", stanzas 1-2 [ soprano, clarinet, and orchestra ], Parodie von W.A. Mozarts "Parto, parto, ma tu ben mio" (La Clemenza di Tito)

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

  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen) , "Jesus, zoete herinnering", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Edward Caswall) , written 1849 [an adaptation]
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 76