by Ioannes Iovianus Pontanus (1426 - 1503)
Nenia
Language: Latin
Somne, veni, tibi Luciolus blanditur ocellis. somne, veni, venias, blandule somne, veni. accubitum te Luciolus vocat: eia, age, somne, eia, age, somne, veni, noctis amice, veni. ad cunas te Luciolus vocat: huc age, somne, somne, veni ad cunas, somne, age, somne, veni. venisti, bone somne, boni pater alme soporis, qui curas hominum corporaque aegra levas.
Text Authorship:
- by Ioannes Iovianus Pontanus (1426 - 1503), appears in De amore coniugali, first published 1505 [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 Jan Novák (1921 - 1984), "Nenia", from Cantica latina, no. 30. [ sung text verified 1 time]
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Word count: 55