by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Exiit diluculo
Language: Latin
Our translations: ENG
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Exiit diluculo rustica puella Cum grege, cum baculo, cum lana novella. Sunt in grege parvulo ovis et asella, Vitula cum vitulo, caper et capella. Conspexit in caespite scholarem sedere: "Quid tu facis, domine? veni mecum ludere!"
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Confirmed with Studies in the Harley Manuscript: The Scribes, Contents, and Social Contexts of British Library MS Harley 2254, United States: Medieval Institute Publications, 2000, Page 238.
From Carmina Burana, 90.Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author ( 12th/13th century ) , no title [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), "Exiit diluculo", from Cantica latina, no. 28 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Grant Hicks) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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