Je dors et mon cœur veille | Je dors et mon cœur veille

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by Bible or other Sacred Texts

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Ego dormio, et cor meum vigilat

Language: Latin

Our translations: FRE

Ego dormio et cor meum vigilat.
Aperi mihi, soror mea, columba mea,
immaculata mea,
quia caput meum plenum est rore
et cincinni mei guttis noctium.

Text Authorship:

by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Ego dormio, et cor meum vigilat" [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 Heinrich Schütz (1585 - 1672), "Ego dormio, et cor meum vigilat", SWV. 63, from Cantiones sacrae, no. 11. [ sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Je dors et mon cœur veille", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2018-02-07
Line count: 5
Word count: 25

Je dors et mon cœur veille

Language: French (Français) after the Latin

Je dors et mon cœur veille.
Ouvre-moi, ma sœur, ma colombe,
mon immaculée,
parce que ma tête est pleine de rosée
et mes boucles de gouttes de la nuit.

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Translation from Latin to French (Français) copyright © 2018 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Ego dormio, et cor meum vigilat"
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This text was added to the website: 2018-02-07
Line count: 5
Word count: 29