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by Guillaume de Machaut (c1300 - 1377)

Matyrum gemma latria
Language: Latin 
 Matyrum gemma latria,
 Tyranni trucis impia,
 Quintine, sapientia,
 Verba spernens mavortia
 Jubentis terribilia
 Machinari supplicia,
 Romanorum prosapia
 Cenatorum celestia,
 Rictiovari solia
 Effectans et pitania
 Admovens supercilia
 Ambianensis propria
 Gentis alacrimonia
 Humilitate socia,
 Victis volens martyria
 Oleique ledentia
 Martyrii redolentia,
 Quibis fit appoplecia,
 Prece cujus anadia
 Datur cecis et gracia
 Cunctorum purgans vicia
 Infirmorum pernicia
 Sospitati vestigia
 Claudorum filocalia
 Prebentur morbis gravia,
 Cujus fulget provincia
 Virmandorum presentia,
 Quo livor advaricia
 Cadunt, gula, luxuria,
 Ita fastus, accidia
 Malaque cuncta noxia,
 Quo viget pacientia,
 Sides spes et prudentia,
 Quo simus ad palatia
 Celorum refulgentia,
 Ubi pax est et gloria.

 Diligener inquiramus
 Quintini preconia;
 Congaudenter impendamus
 Mimini suffragia.
 Fuit vite mirabilis,
 Despuit obnoxia
 Fuit Deo laudabilis,
 Meruit suppedia.
 Illimis bacca fons erat
 Bargueries nobilis
 Animis Deo venerat
 Mollicies fragilis.
 Colentes hunc karissime
 Exultabunt suaviter;
 Canentes nobilissime
 Dabunt laudes dulciter.

 A Christo honoratus.

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), "Matyrum gemma latria" [three-part chorus], motet [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 53
Word count: 139

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