by Guillaume de Machaut (c1300 - 1377)
Fons totius superbie
Language: Latin
Fons totius superbie, Lucifer, et nequicie Qui, mirabili specie Decoratus, Eras in summis locatus, Super thronos sublimatus, Draco ferus antiquatus Qui dicere Ausus es sedem ponere Aquilone et gerere Te similem in opere Altissimo. Tuo sed est in proximo Fastui ferocissimo A judice justissimo Obviatum. Tuum nam auffert primatum; Ad abyssos cito stratum Te vidisti per peccatum De supernis. Ymis nunc regnas infernis; In speluncis et cavernis Penis jaces et eternis Agonibus. Dolus et fraus in actibus Tuis et bonis omnibus Obviare missilibus Tu niteris; Auges que nephas sceleris Adam penis in asperis Te fuit Stigos carceris. Sed Maria Virgo, que, plena gratia, Sua per puerperia Illum ab hac miseria Liberavit, Precor elanguis tedia Augeat et supplicia Et nos ducat ad gaudia Quos creavit. O livoris feritas, Que superna rogitas Et jaces inferius! Cur inter nos habitas? Tua cum garrulitas Nos affatur dulcuis, Retro pungit sevius, Ut veneno scorpius: Scariotis falsitas Latitat interius. Det mercedes Filius Dei tibi debitas! Fera pessima.
Text Authorship:
- by Guillaume de Machaut (c1300 - 1377) [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Guillaume de Machaut (c1300 - 1377), "Fons totius superbie" [three-part chorus], motet [text verified 1 time]
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Word count: 161