Integer vitae scelerisque purus non eget Mauris iaculis neque arcu nec venenatis gravida sagittis, Fusce, pharetra, sive per Syrtis iter aestuosas sive facturus per inhospitalem Caucasum vel quae loca fabulosus lambit Hydaspes. namque me silva lupus in Sabina, dum meam canto Lalagen et ultra terminum curis vagor expeditis, fugit inermem, quale portentum neque militaris Daunias latis alit aesculetis nec Iubae tellus generat, leonum arida nutrix. pone me pigris ubi nulla campis arbor aestiva recreatur aura, quod latus mundi nebulae malusque Iuppiter urget, pone sub curru nimium propinqui solis, in terra domibus negata: dulce ridentem Lalagen amabo, dulce loquentem.
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Confirmed with Quintus Horatius Flaccius, Quinti Horatii Flacci Opera, published 1822, Londini: in usum Scholae Cartusianae, from Carminum, Liber Primus, as "Ode XXII", pages 31 - 32.
Text Authorship:
- by Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus) (65 BCE - 8 BCE), "Integer vitae", appears in Carmina (Odes), in 1. Liber I (Book I), no. 22 [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 Ferenc Farkas (1905 - 2000), "Integer vitae", 1999 [ four-part mixed chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Ferdinand Flemming (1778 - 1813), "Ode XXII aus dem Horaz", alternate title: "Integer vitae", published 1825 [ vocal quartet for male voices a cappella ], Berlin, T. Trautwein; in Tafel-Lieder für Männerstimmen: Für die Liedertafel zu Berlin, von F. F. Flemming, Heft IV, no. 5 titled 'Ode XXII aus dem Horaz'; also confirmed with Allgemeines deutsches Commersbuch, vierte Auflage. Leipzig: G. E. Schulze, 1859, Song no. 77, pages 220 - 221, titled 'Integer vitae' , also set in German (Deutsch), also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 2 times]
- by Leevi Antti Madetoja (1887 - 1947), "Integer vitae", op. 72 no. 1 (1929), published 1930 [ chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Jan Novák (1921 - 1984), "Integer vitae", from Cantica latina, no. 14 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Grant Hicks) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle) , "À Aristius Fuscus"
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Mario Rapisardi) , no title, appears in Le odi di Orazio, in 1. Libro primo, no. 22, first published 1883
- POL Polish (Polski) (Lucjan Hipolit Siemieński) , "Do Arystyusza Fuska", first published 1916
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Melanie Trumbull
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 98
Kto wolen zbrodni, kto wiódł czyste życie, Po maurytańskim co mu tam dzirycie; Łuk, kołczan, strzały z jadowitym grotem, Co mu tam potem! Taki przez Syrtów rozpalone piaski, Przez niegościnny przejdzie grzbiet kaukazki, I do bajecznych dotrze on rubieży Gdzie Hidasp bieży. Raz, o Laladze gdym składał wierszyki, Zabłąkałem się w sabiński bór dziki — Wtem wilk mi zaszedł — choć broni nie miałem, Uciekł on cwałem. I w niezbrodzonych apulskich dąbrowach Podobnej bestyi nie spotkasz na łowach, Ni w kraju Juby, co srogie lwy rodzi, Taki nie chodzi. Czy mnie zapędzisz kędy lodowate Słońce, nie stroi drzew w wiosenną szatę Kędy mgły wieczne, a Jowisz ponury Wciąż pada z góry. Czy w kraj bez domów, nagi, kędy z blizka Rydwan słoneczny na głowy żar ciska — Gdziekolwiek pójdę, z Lalagą mą wszędzie Dobrze mi będzie.
Confirmed with Ody Horacyusza, translated by Lucjan Siemieński, Kraków, Karol Sechorz, 1916, pages 34-35.
Text Authorship:
- by Lucjan Hipolit Siemieński (1807 - 1877), "Do Arystyusza Fuska", first published 1916 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Latin by Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus) (65 BCE - 8 BCE), "Integer vitae", appears in Carmina (Odes), in 1. Liber I (Book I), no. 22
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2019-10-20
Line count: 24
Word count: 136