CB 151 - Virent Prata
A lively, romantic orchestral piece for tenor voice, sung in Latin. The style blends medieval troubadour and Renaissance court music with Spanish flamenco flair — castanets, hand claps, and spirited acoustic guitar. Harpsichord and lute accompany strings and woodwinds with sprightly counterpoint. Tempo is andante to allegro, evoking springtime festivity, youthful longing, and playful seduction. Vocal line is expressive, with dynamic phrasing and passionate vibrato, shifting between reverence and flirtation. The atmosphere feels like a festival in an Iberian court garden — warm sun, flowers, swirling skirts, and glinting eyes. Think Carl Orff meets early Almodóvar.
CB 151 - Virent Prata
A lively, romantic orchestral piece for tenor voice, sung in Latin. The style blends medieval troubadour and Renaissance court music with Spanish flamenco flair — castanets, hand claps, and spirited acoustic guitar. Harpsichord and lute accompany strings and woodwinds with sprightly counterpoint. Tempo is andante to allegro, evoking springtime festivity, youthful longing, and playful seduction. Vocal line is expressive, with dynamic phrasing and passionate vibrato, shifting between reverence and flirtation. The atmosphere feels like a festival in an Iberian court garden — warm sun, flowers, swirling skirts, and glinting eyes. Think Carl Orff meets early Almodóvar.
Lyrics
classical Latin, sung by a joyful tenor. Lyrics in (parentheses) are chanted or whispered by a male choir.
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Instrumental prelude, playful and diverse, evoking the awakening of spring
Verse 1
vīrent prāta hīë-māta,
ter-sa rā-biē.
flōrum dāta mundo grāta,
rī-dent fā-kiē.
~Sō-lis rā-diō~
(nītent, albent, rūbent, kandent!)
(vēris rītus iūra pandent!)
~ortu vāriō!~
Instrumental interlude
Verse 2
āves dulki melodīa,
sō-nant garr-ulē.
omni vīa vōke pīa,
vō-lant sēdulē.
~et in nemōre~
(frondes, flōres et odōres!)
(sunt, ardes’kunt iuniōrēs!(
~hok in tempōre!~
Instrumental interlude
Verse 3 - whispered
kongregātur, augmentātur,
kē-tus iuvēnum.
adunātur, kolletātur,
kō-rus virgī-num.
~et sub tīlia~
(ad korēas vēnerēas!)
(sālit māter, inter ēas!)
~sūā fīliā!~
Violin and frame drum solo
Verse 4
Restat ūna, kwam fortūna,
dan-te vēneror.
klārens lūna opportūna,
ob kwam vulneror.
~dans suspīriā~
(pre elekta, simplex, rekta!)
(kordi mēo est in vekta!)
~mūtans tristia!~
Instrumental swell
Verse 5, powerful finale
kwam dum kerno, de superno,
pūtō vèr-gere.
kunkta sperno, dōnek sterno,
sōlam vē-nere.
~hanc desidērō~
(ulnis plekti et sub nekti!)
(loko lēto in sekrēto!)
~sī konti gērō!~
Instrumental epilogue