by R. Herbert
Incassum Lesbia, incassum rogas
Language: Latin
Incassum Lesbia, incassum rogas, Lyra mea, mens est immodulata; Terrarum orbe lachrymarum pleno, Dolorum pleno, Rogita tu cantilenam? En nymphas! En pastores! Caput omne reclinat Juncorum instar! Admodum fletur; Nec Galutea canit, Nec ludit Tityrus agris; Non curant oves, Moerore perditi. Regina, heu! Arcadiae regina periit! O! damnum non exprimendum! Non suspiriis, non gementibus imis, Pectoris aut queruli Singultu turbido. Miseros, Arcades! O quam lugentes! Suorum gaudium oculorum, mirum Abiit, nunquam, O nunquam reversurum! Stella sua fixa Coelum ultra lucet.
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), "Incassum Lesbia, incassum rogas", subtitle: "The Queen's Epicedium", Z. 383, published 1695. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 25
Word count: 80