The Cimmerian (Black Sea) Oracle | In her tender years, outstanding in appearance and in honour

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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Translation © by David Wyatt

Sibylla Cimmeria

Language: Latin

Our translations: ENG FIN FRE

In teneris annis facie insignis honore
Militiae aeternae regem sacra virgo cibabit
Lacte suo, per quem gaudebunt pectore summo Omnia,
Et Eoo lucebit sydus ab orbe Mirificum.
Sua dona magi cum laude ferentes
Obiicient puero myrrham, aurum, thura sabaea.

Text Authorship:

by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, from a medieval compilation of Jewish, Christian and pagan sources. [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 Roland de Lassus (1532 - 1594), "Sibylla Cimmeria", published 1578, from Prophetiae Sibyllarum, no. 5. [
text verified 1 time
]

Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , title unknown, copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Sibylle cimmérienne", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (David Wyatt) , title 1: "The Cimmerian (Black Sea) Oracle", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 6
Word count: 39

The Cimmerian (Black Sea) Oracle

Language: English after the Latin

In her tender years, outstanding in appearance and in honour,
The holy virgin will feed the king of the eternal army
With her own milk; through him all things will rejoice with full hearts,
And a wondrous star will shine in the East.
Wise men bringing their gifts will present them 
to the boy with praises: myrrh, gold & Sabaean (Yemeni) incense.

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Translation from Latin to English copyright © 2012 by David Wyatt, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in Latin by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , from a medieval compilation of Jewish, Christian and pagan sources.
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This text was added to the website: 2012-05-18
Line count: 6
Word count: 62