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by Decimus Magnus Ausonius (c310 - 393/4)

Matutinum canticum
Language: Latin 
Mane iam clarum reserat fenestras,
iam strepit nidis vigilax hirundo:
tu velut primam mediamque noctem,
  Parmeno, dormis.

dormiunt glires hiemem perennem,
sed cibo parcunt: tibi causa somni,
multa quod potas nimiaque caedis
  mole saginam.

inde nec flexas sonus intrat aures
et locum mentis sopor altus urget
nec coruscantis oculos lacessunt
  fulgura lucis.

annuam quondam iuveni quietem,
noctis et lucis vicibus manentem,
fabulae fingunt, cui Luna somnos
  continuarit.

surge, nugator, lacerande virgis:
surge, ne longus tibi somnus, unde
non times, detur: rape membra molli,
  Parmeno, lecto.

fors et haec somnum tibi cantilena
Sapphico suadet modulata versu?
Lesbiae depelle modum quietis,
  acer iambe!

Text Authorship:

  • by Decimus Magnus Ausonius (c310 - 393/4), appears in Ephemeris I [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), "Matutinum canticum", from Cantica latina, no. 19. [ sung text verified 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 101

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