Dianam tenerae dicite virgines,
intonsum pueri dicite Cynthium,
Latonamque supremo
dilectam penitus Iovi.
vos laetam fluviis et nemorum coma,
quaecumque aut gelido prominet Algido
nigris aut Erymanthi
silvis aut viridis Gragi,
vos Tempe totidem tollite laudibus
natalemque, mares, Delon Apollinis
insignemque pharetra
fraternaque umerum lyra.
hic bellum lacrimosum, hic miseram famem
pestemque a populo et principe Caesare in
Persas atque Britannos
vestra motus aget prece.
Text Authorship:
- by Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus) (65 BCE - 8 BCE), appears in Carmina (Odes), in 1. Liber I (Book I), no. 21 [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 Jan Novák (1921 - 1984), "Ad Dianam et Apollinem", from Cantica latina, no. 12 [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Christopher Smart) , "Ode XXI. On Diana and Apollo"
- FRE French (Français) (Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle) , "Sur Diana et Apollo"
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Mario Rapisardi) , no title, written 1883, appears in Le odi di Orazio, in 1. Libro primo, no. 21
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 65
Diana, o tenere donzelle, diteci,
L’intonso Cintio diteci, o giovani,
E Latona del sommo
Giove diletta all’animo.
Voi chi rallegrasi di fiumi e d’arbori
Chiomati, o all’Algido freddo sovrastino
O d’Erimanto a’ neri
Boschi o del Crago erbifero;
Voi Tempe diteci con pari laudi
E Delo patria d’Apollo, o giovani,
E di faretra e lira
Fraterna insigne l’omero.
Ei guerra flebile, carestia misera
E lue dal popolo e dal gran Cesare
Vorrà a Persi e Britanni
Mosso da’ preghi volgere.
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Confirmed with Opere di Mario Rapisardi, Ordinate e corrette da esso. Volume V. Le odi di Orazio. L'Empedocle. Il Prometeo di Shelley, Catania, Niccolò Giannotta, 1897.
Text Authorship:
- by Mario Rapisardi (1844 - 1912), no title, written 1883, appears in Le odi di Orazio, in 1. Libro primo, no. 21 [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), appears in Carmina (Odes), in 1. Liber I (Book I), no. 21
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 ]
Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2019-05-26
Line count: 16
Word count: 80