by Gaius Valerius Catullus (c84 BCE - 54 BCE)
Translation © by Dominick Argento (1927 - 2019)
Num te leaena montibus Libystinis
Language: Latin
Num te leaena montibus Libystinis Aut Scylla latrans infima inguinum parte Tam mente dura procreauit ac taetra, Ut supplicis vocem in novissimo casu Contemptam haberes, ah nimis fero corde?
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Text Authorship:
- by Gaius Valerius Catullus (c84 BCE - 54 BCE), appears in Carmina, no. 60
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This text was added to the website: 2010-12-17
Line count: 5
Word count: 29
Language: English after the Latin
Was it a lioness from the mountains of Libya [ ... ]
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Composition:
- Set to music by Dominick Argento (1927 - 2019), no title, 1981 [ mixed chorus and percussion ], from I Hate and I Love (Odi et Amo), no. 5
Text Authorship:
- by Dominick Argento (1927 - 2019), copyright ©
Based on:
- a text in Latin by Gaius Valerius Catullus (c84 BCE - 54 BCE), appears in Carmina, no. 60
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This text was added to the website: 2010-12-17
Line count: 6
Word count: 56