possibly by Petronius (Titus Petronius Niger) (20? - 66)
O blandos oculos et inquietos
Language: Latin
O blandos oculos et inquietos et quadam propria nota loquaces! illic et Venus et leves Amores atque ipsa in medio sedet Voluptas.
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Text Authorship:
- possibly by Petronius (Titus Petronius Niger) (20? - 66) [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):
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- Also set in English, a translation by Helen Jane Waddell (1889 - 1965) , "MS. of Beauvais", appears in Medieval Latin Lyrics, first published 1929 ; composed by Jean Coulthard.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-10-27
Line count: 4
Word count: 23