by Gaius Valerius Catullus (c84 BCE - 54 BCE)
Caeli, Lesbia nostra, Lesbia illa
Language: Latin
Our translations: SPA
Caeli, Lesbia nostra, Lesbia illa. illa Lesbia, quam Catullus unam plus quam se atque suos amavit omnes, nunc in quadriviis et angiportis glubit magnanimi Remi nepotes.
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Text Authorship:
- by Gaius Valerius Catullus (c84 BCE - 54 BCE), no title, appears in Carmina, no. 58 [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 Carl Orff (1895 - 1982), "[IV]. Caeli, Lesbia nostra", 1940-43, published 1943 [ solo voice, chorus, and orchestra ], from cantata Catulli Carmina, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Mario Rapisardi) , no title, first published 1889
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Saúl Botero Restrepo) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Saúl Botero Restrepo
This text was added to the website: 2015-10-07
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Word count: 26