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Jesse Radix exeret...

Ysayas cecinit,

Synagoge meminit:

Jesse radix exeret

Virgam; virga profereta

Florem; flos amigdala

Synagoga scandala.

Aridula

Virgincula

Vivifice florificat,

Fructificat.

Ecce ministerium:

Virgo verbo peperit

Verum Dei Filium.

 

Isaiah sang,

and the Synagogue remembered.

The root of Jesse brings forth

branch; the branch offers a flower;

the flower an almond

and a stumbling-block to the Synagogue.

The barren maiden

coming to life flowers

and bears fruit.

Behold the gift:

by a word, the virgin gives birth

to the true Son of God.

 

Christmas hymn, Anonymous from France in the 12th-century. I came across that one over the magnificent Hilliard Ensemble recording of Perotin's music, the translation I picked here> earlymusicnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Rose-Ensembl...

 

Minolta SRT 101 & Rokkor PF 55mm f/1.7, Kodak TMax 3200 in Rodinal 1+50 for 16 min @ 20°C, digitalized using kit zoom with macro rings.

 

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Uploaded on April 20, 2019
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