by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by Helen Jane Waddell (1889 - 1965)
Nobilis, mei
Language: Latin
Nobilis, mei miserere precor, tua facies ensis est quo necor, nam medullitus amat meum te cor, subveni ! Amor improbus omnia superat, subveni ! Come sperulas tue eliciunt cordi sedulas, flammas adjiciunt, hebet animus, vires deficiunt : subveni ! Amor improbus omnia superat, subveni !
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Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Helen Jane Waddell (1889 - 1965) , "Noblest, I pray thee", appears in Medieval Latin Lyrics, first published 1929 ; composed by Gustav Holst.
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This text was added to the website: 2010-04-04
Line count: 20
Word count: 40
Noblest, I pray thee
Language: English after the Latin
Noblest, I pray thee, Have pity upon me, Thy face is a sword, And behold, I am slain. From the core of my heart I have loved thee, Aid, oh aid ! Love the deceiver. Love the all-conquering, Come to mine aid ! Thy hair hath entangled My very heart's fibre. The flame is upleaping, And sinking my soul. All strength ebbs from me, Aid, oh aid ! Love the deceiver, Love the all-conquering, Come to mine aid !
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Text Authorship:
- by Helen Jane Waddell (1889 - 1965), "Noblest, I pray thee", appears in Medieval Latin Lyrics, first published 1929 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Latin by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934), "A love song", op. 52 no. 4, H. 186 no. 4 (1931-2) [ male voices and strings ], from Six Choruses for male voices and string orchestra, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-04-04
Line count: 20
Word count: 75