The Agrippan Oracle | The highest and brightest will be born in flesh and of a virgin

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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Translation © by David Wyatt

Sibylla Agrippa

Language: Latin

Available translation(s): ENG FIN FRE

Summus erit sub carne satus clarissimus atque Virginis
Et vere complevit¹ viscera sanctum
Verbum consilio sine noxa spiritus almi,
Despectus multis tamen ille salutis amore
Arguet et nostra commissa piacula culpa,
Cuius honos constans et gloria certa manebit.

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¹ could be "complebit"?

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 Agrippa", published 1578, from Prophetiae Sibyllarum, no. 13. [
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 Agrippa", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (David Wyatt) , title 1: "The Agrippan 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: 38

The Agrippan Oracle

Language: English after the Latin

The highest and brightest will be born in flesh and of a virgin, 
and the holy word truly has filled¹ her womb 
according to the plan of the Holy Spirit without harming her;
Though despised by many, for the love of salvation
He will judge the sins committed by our fault,
And his unchanging honour and confirmed glory will endure.

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¹ if the Latin is "complebit", this becomes "will fill"

Authorship:

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.

This text was added to the website: 2012-05-18
Line count: 6
Word count: 60