O beata infantia electi Disibodi
Language: Latin
O beata infantia electi Disibodi,
que a Deo ita inspirata est
quod postea sanctissima opera
in mirabilibus Dei
ut suavissimum odorem balsami exsudasti.
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O blessed infancy of the excellent...
Language: English after the Latin
O blessed infancy of the excellent Disibod,
which was so inspired by God
that afterwards you poured forth the holiest works
among the wonders of God,
like the most delightful fragrance of balsam.
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Note for line 1: Saint Disibod was an Irish monk of the seventh century A.D. who traveled to continental Europe as a missionary to the Franks and later founded a monastery in western Germany, Disibodenberg, where Hildegard von Bingen lived for many years.
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