by Decimus Magnus Ausonius (c310 - 393/4)
Delicium, blanditiae, ludus, amor,...
Language: Latin
Our translations: ENG
Delicium, blanditiae, ludus, amor, voluptas, barbara, sed quae Latias vincis alumna pupas, Bissula, nomen tenerae rusticulum puellae, horridulum non solitis, sed domino venustum.
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Confirmed with Ausonius I, Loeb Classical Library 96, London: William Heinemann, 1919, Page 220.
Text Authorship:
- by Decimus Magnus Ausonius (c310 - 393/4), "De eadem Bissula" [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):
- by Jan Novák (1921 - 1984), "Bissula", from Cantica latina, no. 20 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Grant Hicks) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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