by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Doctorum principem / Melodia suavissima / Vir mitis
Language: Latin
Doctorum principem super ethera revocant virtutum digna merita ergo vive voci detur opera promat mentis fervor intus concita O FRANCISCE ZABARELLE, gloria doctor honos et lumen Patavorum, vive felix de tanta victoria pro te virescit fama Patavorum, O FRANCISCE ZABARELLE, pabula Parasti pastoribus armentorum quibus pascani oves grata secula te pro muner revocant laborum Melodia suavissima cantemus tangat voces melliflue sidera, concordie carmen liram sonemus resonet per chorus pulsa cithara. O FRANCISCE ZABARELLE, protector imo verus pater rei publice, illos ad se vocat rerum conditor qui fortune miserentur lubrice. O FRANCISCE ZABARELLE, causas specularis omnium creatorum tuas posteri resonebunt musas per omnia secula seculorum Vir mitis
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 Johannes Ciconia (c1370 - 1412), "Doctorum principem / Melodia suavissima / Vir mitis" [chorus], motet; dedicated to Francesco Zabarella, professor of Law at the University of Padova [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2010-02-18
Line count: 25
Word count: 106