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"Quid sunt plagae istae in medio manuum tuarum?"1 Salve Jesu, pastor bone, Fatigatus in agone, Qui per lignum es distractus Et ad lignum es compactus Expansis sanctis manibus. Manus sanctae, vos amplector Et gemendo condelector, Grates ago plagis tantis, Clavis duris, guttis sanctis, Dans lacrimas cum osculis. In cruore tuo lotum Me commendo tibi totum, Tuae sanctae manus istae Me defendant, Jesu Christe, Extremis in periculis. "Quid sunt plagae istae in medio manuum tuarum ?"
1 from the Bible: Zach. 13, 6
Authorship
- by Arnulf of Leuven (c1200 - 1250), appears in Salve mundi salutare (or Rhythmica oratio) [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 Dietrich Buxtehude (1637 - 1707), "Ad manus", BuxWV. 75 no. 3 (1680) [ 2 violins, viola da gamba, vocal quintet (SSATB), and basso continuo ], from Membra Jesu nostri, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Aux mains", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-02-27
Line count: 17
Word count: 75
Que sont ces blessures au milieu de tes mains ? Salut Jésus, bon pasteur, Épuisé dans l'agonie, Qui es tourmenté sur le bois, Et cloué sur le bois, Tes mains sacrées étendues. Mains sacrées, je vous embrasse, Et en gémissant je me délecte, Je donne des remerciements pour tant de plaies, Les clous durs, les gouttes sacrées, Donnant des larmes avec des baisers. Lavé dans ton sang Je me confie tout à toi, Que ces mains sacrées qui sont tiennes Me défendent, Jésus Christ, Dans les périls extrêmes. Que sont ces blessures au milieu de tes mains ?
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- a text in Latin by Arnulf of Leuven (c1200 - 1250), appears in Salve mundi salutare (or Rhythmica oratio)
This text was added to the website: 2020-12-09
Line count: 17
Word count: 98