by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Supremum est mortalibus bonum
Language: Latin
Available translation(s): ENG
Supremum est mortalibus bonum Pax, optimum summi Dei donum. Pace vero legum praestantia Viget atque recti constantia; Pace dies solitus et laetus, Nocte sonus trahitur quietus; Pax docuit virginem ornare Auro comam crinisque nodare; Pace rivi psallentes et aves Patent laeti collesque suaves Pace dives pervadit viator, Tutus arva incolit arator. O sancta pax, diu expectata, Mortalibus tam dulcis, tam grata, Sis eterna, firma, sine fraude, Finem tecum semper esse gaude. Et qui nobis, o pax, te dedere Possedeant regnum sine fine: Sit noster hic pontefex eternus Eugenius et rex Sigismundus!
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Guillaume Dufay (c1400 - 1474), "Supremum est mortalibus bonum", 1433 [ vocal quartet], isorhythmic motet [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David Wyatt) , title 1: "The supreme good for mortal men", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-08
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