Faune, Nympharum fugientum amator, per meos finis et aprica rura lenis incedas abeasque parvis aequus alumnis, si tener pleno cadit haedus anno larga nec desunt Veneris sodali vina creterrae, vetus ara multo fumat odore. ludit herboso pecus omne campo, cum tibi nonae redeunt Decembres; festus in pratis vacat otioso cum bove pagus; inter audacis lupus errat agnos, spargit agrestis tibi silva frondes, gaudet invisam pepulisse fossor ter pede terram.
Text Authorship:
- by Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus) (65 BCE - 8 BCE), appears in Carmina (Odes), in 3. Liber III (Book III), no. 18 [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), "Ad faunum", from Cantica latina, no. 11 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Mario Rapisardi) , no title, written 1883, appears in Le odi di Orazio, in 3. Libro terzo, no. 18
- POL Polish (Polski) (Lucjan Hipolit Siemieński) , "Do Fauna", first published 1916
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 69
Fauno, amator di fuggitive Ninfe,
Pe’ miei confini e le campagne apriche
Benigno incedi, e da’ piccoli allievi
Equo ti scosta,
Se a te s’immoli un tenero capretto
Ogn’anno, e largo vino abbian le tazze
Care a Ciprigna, e l’ara antica fumi
Di molto odore.
Scherza all’erboso campo il gregge, quando
Riedono a te le none di decembre;
Con gli ozíosi buoi, ne’ prati in festa
Il borgo posa.
Fra l’agne audaci il lupo erra; le agresti
Foglie a te sparge il bosco; a picchiar gode
Lo zappatore tre volte col piede
La terra ingrata.
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Confirmed with Opere di Mario Rapisardi, Ordinate e corrette da esso. Volume V. Le odi di Orazio. L'Empedocle. Il Prometeo di Shelley, Catania, Niccolò Giannotta, 1897.
Text Authorship:
- by Mario Rapisardi (1844 - 1912), no title, written 1883, appears in Le odi di Orazio, in 3. Libro terzo, no. 18 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Latin by Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus) (65 BCE - 8 BCE), appears in Carmina (Odes), in 3. Liber III (Book III), no. 18
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 ]
Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2019-05-26
Line count: 16
Word count: 95