by Vergil (70 BCE - 19 BCE)
Virgillian Spring
Language: Latin
... et nunc omnis ager, nunc omnis parturit arbos, nunc frondent silvae, nunc formosissimus annu ... ... Ver adeo frondi nemorum, ver utile siluis, vere tument terrae et genitalia semina poscunt ... ... avia tum resonant avibus virgulta canoris, et Venerem certis repetunt armenta diebus .... ... Inque novos soles audent se gramina tuto Credere, nec metuit surgentes pampinus Austros, Aut actum cœlo magnìs Aquilonibus imbrem; Sed trudit gemmas, et frondes explicat omnes. Non alios prima crescentis origine mundi ... ... Illuxisse dies, aliumve habuisse tenorem Crediderim : ver illud erat; ver magnus agebat Orbis ...
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Text Authorship:
- by Vergil (70 BCE - 19 BCE) [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 Alba Rosa Viëtor (1889 - 1979), "Virgillian Spring", 1941, published 2012, first performed 1945 [ mezzo-soprano, piano ], Amsterdam : Alba Rosa Viëtor Foundation [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2024-06-25
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Word count: 87