by Axel Olrik (1864 - 1917)
Mandom (Manhood)
Language: Latin
Our translations: ENG
Male choir: Amor est fons meus, virtus super ripas eius floret, Amor est robur meum. Amor est fons meus. Soprano. En ulykkelig kvinde (An unhappy woman): Amor est dolor meus, nil me altius vulneravit, nil tamen carius. Amor est dolor meus. Choir: Amor est fons meus, virtus super ripas eius floret, Amor est robur meum. Amor est fons meus.
Text Authorship:
- by Axel Olrik (1864 - 1917) [author's text not yet checked 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 Nielsen (1865 - 1931), "Mandom (Manhood)", FS. 21 no. 3 (1896), from Hymnus Amoris, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "Manhood", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 59