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Sunday, August 23, 2009

O virtus Sapientiae - Hildegard von Bingen

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Latin text
O virtus Sapientiae,
quae circuiens circuisti
comprehendendo omnia
in una via, quae habet vitam,
tres alas habens,
quarum una in altum volat,
et altera de terra sudat,
et tertia undique volat.
Laus tibi sit, sicut te decet,
O Sapientia.





HILDEGARD OF BINGEN: A Saint for Our Times: Unleashing Her Power in the 21st Century

Hildegard von Bingen's Physica: The Complete English Translation of Her Classic Work on Health and Healing 

Selected Writings: Hildegard of Bingen (Penguin Classics) 

Hildegard of Bingen's Medicine (Folk Wisdom Series)  


English translation
O strength of Wisdom
who, circling, circled,
enclosing all
in one lifegiving path,
three wings you have:
one soars to the heights,
one distils its essence upon the earth,
and the third is everywhere.
Praise to you, as is fitting,
O Wisdom.

For Hildegard's Mystical Visions and Music:

http://edblogword.blogspot.com/2010/12/hildegard-von-bingen-mystical-visions.html

Samples of modern recordings of Hildegard's music here



2 comments:

  1. Did Hildegard write the text, too? Is it from a larger work, or does it stand on its own?

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    1. I believe she wrote the text and it is a stand alone composition, an antiphon for the Holy Trinity.

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