Sicut lilium inter spinas
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General information
Antiphon for Matins of the Assumption of the BVM. Text is from Song of Songs 2:2-3.
Settings by composers
- Antoine Brumel SATB or ATBarB
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Original text and translations
Latin text 2 Sicut lilium inter spinas, sic amica mea inter filias [Adae]. 3 Sicut malus inter ligna silvarum, sic dilectus meus inter filios. |
English translation 2 As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters [of Adam]. 3 As the apple tree among the trees of the woods, so is my beloved among the sons. |