Vivere vis recte
General information
Lyricist: Jacob Micyllus in Sylvarum libri quinque (Peter Brubach, Frankfurt, 1564)
The second of two poems under the title Confide et ama (the first being Confisus Domino. Confide et ama ("trust and love") was the motto of George of Austria (1505–1557), illegitimate son of Emperor Maximilan I and Prince-Bishop of Liège.
Based on Matthew 22:37,40, 7:12.
External links: Text at Mannheim University
Settings by composers
- Dyricke Gerarde SAATBarB (first half of text only)
- Nicolas de Wismes SAATTBarB
Text and translations
Latin text Vivere vis recte? Dominum cole pectore toto,
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English translation You wish to live aright? Worship the Lord with a whole heart; |