by Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus) (65 BCE - 8 BCE)
Translation by Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle (1818 - 1894)
O fons Bandusiae splendidior vitro
Language: Latin
Our translations: CHI
O fons Bandusiae splendidior vitro dulci digne mero non sine floribus cras donaberis haedo cui frons turgida cornibus primis et venerem et proelia destinat. frustra: nam gelidos inficiet tibi rubro sanguine rivos lascivi suboles gregis te flagrantis atrox hora Caniculae nescit tangere, tu frigus amabile fessis vomere tauris praebes et pecori vago Fies nobilium tu quoque fontium me dicente cavis impositam ilicem saxis, unde loquaces lymphae desiliunt tuae
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Text Authorship:
- by Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus) (65 BCE - 8 BCE), "Ad fontem Bandusiae", appears in Carmina (Odes), in 3. Liber III (Book III), no. 13 [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 Reynaldo Hahn (1874 - 1947), "O Fons Bandusiae", [1902] [ soprano, women's chorus, and piano or orchestra ], Paris, Éd. Heugel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Albéric Magnard (1865 - 1914), "Ad fontem Bandusiæ", op. 3 no. 5 (1887-1890), published 1891, first performed 1893 [ medium voice and piano or orchestra ], from Six poèmes en musique, no. 5, Paris, Choudens [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle (1818 - 1894) , "À la fontaine de Bandusia", appears in Œuvres de Horace, first published 1873 ; composed by André-Marie Cuvelier, Marcel Trémois.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Johann Heinrich Voss (1751 - 1826) , "An den Felsenquell Bandusia" ; composed by Carl Loewe.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Mario Rapisardi) , appears in Le odi di Orazio, first published 1883
- POL Polish (Polski) (Lucjan Hipolit Siemieński) , "Do źródła Banduzyi", first published 1916
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-08-01
Line count: 16
Word count: 68
Ô fontaine de Bandusia, plus...
Language: French (Français) after the Latin
Ô fontaine de Bandusia, plus transparente que le cristal, digne d'un vin pur, demain, avec des fleurs, je t'offrirai un chevreau que son front, gonflé de cornes Naissantes, appelle à l'amour et aux combats; mais en vain, car, de son sans rouge, il teindra tes fraîches eaux, ce rejeton d'une race lascive. L'ardeur de la Canicule qui brûle ne peut t'atteindre; tu réserves une fraîcheur aimable aux taureaux fatigués du joug et au troupeau errant. Tu seras comptée parmi les fontaines célèbres, puisque j'aurai chanté l'yeuse qui ombrage les roches caves d'où jaillissent tes eaux murmurantes.
About the headline (FAQ)
Text Authorship:
- by Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle (1818 - 1894), "À la fontaine de Bandusia", appears in Œuvres de Horace, first published 1873 [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), "Ad fontem Bandusiae", appears in Carmina (Odes), in 3. Liber III (Book III), no. 13
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by André-Marie Cuvelier , "La fontaine de Bandusie", 1936 [ high voice and piano ], from Chansons pour Hélène, 1er recueil, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Marcel Trémois (1891 - 1974), "À la fontaine de Bandusia", copyright © 1939 [ voice and piano ], from Deux odes d'Horace, no. 2, Éditions Maurice Sénart, Paris [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-08-01
Line count: 16
Word count: 96