O Redness of the Blood | O redness of the blood

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by Hildegard von Bingen (1098 - 1179)

Translation © by Grant Hicks

O rubor sanguinis

Language: Latin

Our translations: ENG FRE

O rubor sanguinis
qui de excelso illo fluxisti
quod divinitas tetigit:
tu flos es
quem hyems de flatu serpentis numquam lesit.

Text Authorship:

by Hildegard von Bingen (1098 - 1179) [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 Hildegard von Bingen (1098 - 1179), "O rubor sanguinis" [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "O Redness of the Blood", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Ô rougeur du sang", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2009-01-18
Line count: 5
Word count: 21

O Redness of the Blood

Language: English after the Latin

O redness of the blood
that has flowed from that height
that divinity has touched:
you are the flower
that the bitter cold of the serpent's breath has never injured.

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Translation from Latin to English copyright © 2026 by Grant Hicks, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in Latin by Hildegard von Bingen (1098 - 1179)
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This text was added to the website: 2026-03-03
Line count: 5
Word count: 30