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==Original text and translations==
==Original text and translations==
{{Text|Latin|
{{Text|Latin|
Rectius vives, Licini, nec altum semper urgendo  
Rectius vives, Licini, nec altum  
neque dum procellas cautus horrescis,  
semper urgendo neque dum procellas  
nimium premendo litus iniquum.
cautus horrescis, nimium premendo  
litus iniquum.


Auream quisquis dimeocritatem diligit  
Auream quisquis mediocritatem
tutus caret obsoleti sordibus tecti,  
diligit tutus caret obsoleti  
caret in videnda sobrius aula.  
sordibus tecti, caret in videnda  
sobrius aula.  


Sæpius ventis agitatur ingens pinus  
Sæpius ventis agitatur ingens  
et celsæ graviore casu decidunt turres,  
pinus et celsæ graviore casu  
feriuntque sum mos fulmina montes.  
decidunt turres, feriuntque summos
fulmina montes.  


Sperat infestis, metuit secundis  
Sperat infestis, metuit secundis  
alteram sortem bene præparatum pectus,  
alteram sortem bene præparatum  
informes hyemes reducit Iuppiter, idem submovet.
pectus, informes hyemes reducit  
Iuppiter, idem  


Non, si male nunc, et olim sic erit,  
submovet. Non, si male nunc, et olim  
quondam cithara tacentem suscitat Musam,  
sic erit, quondam cithara tacentem  
neque emperar cum tendit Apollo.
suscitat Musam, neque semper arcum
tendit Apollo.


Rebus angustis animosus atque fortis appare,  
Rebus angustis animosus atque  
sapienter idem fortis appare con trahes vento
fortis appare, sapienter idem  
nimium secundo turgida vela.}}
contrahes vento nimium secundo
turgida vela.}}


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Editor: Ulrich Alpers (submitted 2023-07-25).   Score information: A4, 9 pages, 161 kB   Copyright: CC BY SA
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Title: Rectius vives
Composer: Alexander Utendal
Lyricist: Quintus Horatius Flaccus
Number of voices: 6vv   Voicing: SSATTB
Genre: UnknownUnknown

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1577 in Cantiones sacrae, Liber 3, no. 20
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Original text and translations

Latin.png Latin text

Rectius vives, Licini, nec altum
semper urgendo neque dum procellas
cautus horrescis, nimium premendo
litus iniquum.

Auream quisquis mediocritatem
diligit tutus caret obsoleti
sordibus tecti, caret in videnda
sobrius aula.

Sæpius ventis agitatur ingens
pinus et celsæ graviore casu
decidunt turres, feriuntque summos
fulmina montes.

Sperat infestis, metuit secundis
alteram sortem bene præparatum
pectus, informes hyemes reducit
Iuppiter, idem

submovet. Non, si male nunc, et olim
sic erit, quondam cithara tacentem
suscitat Musam, neque semper arcum
tendit Apollo.

Rebus angustis animosus atque
fortis appare, sapienter idem
contrahes vento nimium secundo
turgida vela.