The poem, which enjoyed several editions, was translated into Dutch in 1593 and into Latin by Thomas Murray (Thomas Moravius) in 1604, after the composition of this Inauguratio in 1603. This poem established James as a champion of the Protestant cause in Europe. The expedition was initially to relieve the Venetian colony of Famagusta on Cyprus, but after that city’s fall, to take revenge for Turkish barbarities on the island (see line 57). In 1591 King James had published his Lepanto, a thousand-line poem in English ballad meter, on the 1571 battle between the Turks and the Holy League under Don John of Austria. “Could my words issue from a hundred mouths, could Phoebus’ manifold inspiration breathe through a hundred breasts, even so I could not tell of Probu s’ deeds.”ĥ5ff. Multifidusque ruat centum per pectora Phoebus, Non, mihi centenis pateant si vocibus ora With 37 O mihi si nullo deses torpore iuventus. Doxopater writes: “It is a rule for a writer of panegyric to always state that the topic at hand is greater than his ability to speak” ( Struthers 57, referring to Walz Rhet. The poet then expresses his inadequacy for the task at hand, a commonplace recommended by the rhetoricians. of the word seems not to occur in classical authors, although the nom. 20-23.ģ7 - 60 Deses, if correct, is non-classical. The ocean as father of all things is from Homer, Il. To all mankinde, who ’tis that rules the main. The tides, governed by the moon, might in fact be ebbing. the first line of Erasmus, Carmen gratulatorium to Prince Philip on his return: O semper memoranda dies plaudendaque semper ( Opera Omnia 1703 IV.553).Ģ3ff I.e. Three scepters of the Deep their pow’rs do bring,Ĭompare. This coronation as king of England is the second. 1 - 3)Ģ James had been crowned king of Scotland in 1567. Volvis inexhausto redeuntia saecula motu, Sol, qui flammigeris mundum complexus habenis Terque tuas ducat bellatrix pompa curules.ġ2 - 22 Grotius urges the sun to scatter all clouds and bring fine weather, as does Claudian:
Grotius’ bina.bisque reflect Claudian tertia.terque, III Cons. Symphony No.1 - 36 (Proemium)These lines announce the occasion: the coronation of King James (July 25, 1603). Let’s listen to a few of these compositions. In fact, because the theme is so memorable (and the lyrics are so foreboding), many composers have quoted the Dies Irae theme in their own compositions to signify death and doom. The opening of the theme descends in an interlocking pattern of 2nd and 3rd intervals before finishing with a descending scale. The music for Dies Irae is equally memorable. Other notable images in Dies Irae come from Revelation 20:11–15 (the book from which the world will be judged), Matthew 25:31–46 (sheep and goats, right hand, contrast between the blessed and the accursed doomed to flames), 1 Thessalonians 4:16 (trumpet), 2 Peter 3:7 (heaven and earth burnt by fire), and Luke 21:26 (“men fainting with fear… they will see the Son of Man coming”). Zephaniah 1:15–16 reads, “That day is a day of wrath, a day of tribulation and distress, a day of calamity and misery, a day of darkness and obscurity, a day of clouds and whirlwinds, a day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high bulwarks.”
Inspiration for the Dies Irae text came from a late 4th-century Latin translation of the Bible, specifically two verses from the book of Zephaniah.
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Here are the first three and the last stanzas (out of 19!): Dies iræ! Dies illaįor the full text and translation, click here. The powerful text hones in on the fear of the Last Judgment. Dies Irae is used in the Requiem Mass (also known as the Mass for the Dead or Funeral Mass). And even others believe the chant is possibly as old as the 7th century. Many believe the poem was penned by Italian friar Thomas of Celano (1200-1265) or Italian cardinal Latino Malabranca Orsini (d. Scholars aren’t completely sure who wrote Dies Irae.
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