English translation:
He was sent from the fortress of the father to the room of the pious mother, the messenger, lover of peace, angel Gabriel.
Full text: I-Mfd [4], ff. 108v-109r
Translation: Eva Ferro
Missus est ab arce patris
In conclavi piae matris
Nuntius amator pacis,
Gabriel angelus.
He was sent from the fortress of the father to the room of the pious mother, the messenger, lover of peace, angel Gabriel.
Missus ... patris = the initial line of this otherwise undocumented Annunciation poem derives from the hymn ‘Pange lingua gloriosi / proelium certaminis’ by Venantius Fortunatus, st. 4, Cantus ID 008367c
Source | Motet incipit | Attribution | Rubric | Cycle / Text |
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I-Mfd [4] 108v-109r |
Missus est ab arce patris ID: M126 |
- Anonymous |
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C35 Missus est ab arce patris (with Agnus) T126 Missus est ab arce patris |