possibly by Publius Aelius Hadrianus (76 - 138)
Translation © by Royston Lambert (1932 - 1982)
Animula vagula blandula
Language: Latin
Animula vagula blandula Hospes comesque corporis Quae nunc abibis in loca? Pallidula rigida nudula Nec ut soles dabis iocos
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This poem appears in the Historia Augusta and was attributed to the dying emperor Hadrian.
Text Authorship:
- possibly by Publius Aelius Hadrianus (76 - 138), no title [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):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Royston Lambert (1932 - 1982) , copyright © ; composed by Ian Venables.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2023-02-05
Line count: 5
Word count: 19
Epitaph
Language: English after the Latin
Little spirit [ ... ]
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Text Authorship:
- by Royston Lambert (1932 - 1982), copyright © [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Latin possibly by Publius Aelius Hadrianus (76 - 138)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ian Venables (b. 1955), "Epitaph", op. 38 no. 4 (2006), first performed 2006 [ tenor, clarinet, piano ], from On The Wings of Love, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
This text was added to the website: 2023-02-05
Line count: 6
Word count: 28