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Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis: nulla silva talem profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulces clavos, dulce pondus sustinet.
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- by Venantius Fortunatus, Saint (c530 - c609) [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 Edmund Duncan Rubbra (1901 - 1986), "Crux fidelis", op. 140 no. 2 [soprano, contralto, baritone, chorus, and orchestra], from Symphony No. 9, "Sinfonia Sacra", no. 2. [text verified 1 time]
- by Anton von Webern (1883 - 1945), "Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis
", op. 16 no. 3 (1923-4), from Fünf Canons, no. 3. [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title unknown, copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen) , title 1: "Betrouwbaar kruis", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , title unknown, copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Jeroen Scholten
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Croix fidèle, arbre unique noble entre tous : aucune forêt n'en a produit de semblable en feuillage, en fleur, en fruit. Doux arbre, doux clous, qui portez un doux poids.
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- Translation from Latin to French (Français) copyright © 2009 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in Latin by Venantius Fortunatus, Saint (c530 - c609)
This text was added to the website: 2009-09-21
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