possibly by Guillaume Dufay (c1400 - 1474)
Salve flos Tusce gentis
Language: Latin
Available translation(s): ENG
triplum Salve flos Tusce gentis, Florentia, salve, O salve, Italici gloria magna soli, Salve, que doctos felix Tot mater alumnos, Tot generas magnos consilia atque fide, Quae tot praestantes mire Integritudine gignis, Quae tot praestantes religione viros, Salve, cui debet quodcumque Est artis honestae Ingenii quicquid quicquid Et eloquii est. Salve, quae fama totum diffusa per orbem Et vehis et natos mittis ad astra tuos. Nunc cecini et gratis voces Placuere canore, Praemia, mercedes nec petiere simul. Fessus ego haud cantu, Vos en defessa canendo, Sed tu carminibus vive canenda meis! Motetus Vos nunc, Etrusce iubar, salvete puellae. Sic sedet hoc animo Nec sine amore moror. Stant foribus Nymphis similes, stant Naiades utque Aut ut Amazonides aut procidives Venus. Fervet in amplexus atque Oscula dulcia quisque; Si semel has viderit, captus amore cadet. Ista, deae mundi, vester per saecula cuncta, Guillermus cecini natus et ipse Fay.
Authorship:
- possibly by Guillaume Dufay (c1400 - 1474) [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 Guillaume Dufay (c1400 - 1474), "Salve flos Tusce gentis", 1435-6 [ vocal quartet], isorhythmic motet [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David Wyatt) , title unknown, copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-08
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Word count: 147