by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Ecce iam subter genestas explicant tauri...
Language: Latin
Ecce iam subter genestas explicant tauri latus, Quisque tutus quo tenetur coniugali foedere. Subter umbras cum maritis ecce balantum greges: Et canoras non tacere diva iussit alites. Iam loquaces ore rauco stagna cygni perstrepunt: Adsonat Terei puella subter umbram populi, Ut putes motus amoris ore dici musico, Et neges queri sororem de marito barbaro. Illa cantat, nos tacemus. Quando ver venit meum? Quando fiam uti chelidon, ut tacere desinam? Perdidi Musam tacendo, nec me Phoebus respicit. Sic Amyclas, cum tacerent, perdidit silentium. Cras amet qui numquam amavit quique amavit cras amet.
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- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 George Lloyd (1913 - 1998), "Ecce iam subter genestas explicant tauri latus", 1978-80 [soprano, tenor, chorus and orchestra], from Pervigilium Veneris, no. 9. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2005-08-14
Line count: 13
Word count: 91