Ysayas cecinit,
Synagoge meminit:
Jesse radix exeret
Virgam; virga profereta
Florem; flos amigdala
Synagoga scandala.
Aridula
Virgincula
Vivifice florificat,
Fructificat.
Ecce ministerium:
Virgo verbo peperit
Verum Dei Filium.
Isaiah sang,
and the Synagogue remembered.
The root of Jesse brings forth
branch; the branch offers a flower;
the flower an almond
and a stumbling-block to the Synagogue.
The barren maiden
coming to life flowers
and bears fruit.
Behold the gift:
by a word, the virgin gives birth
to the true Son of God.
Christmas hymn, Anonymous from France in the 12th-century. I came across that one over the magnificent Hilliard Ensemble recording of Perotin's music, the translation I picked here>
earlymusicnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Rose-Ensembl...
Minolta SRT 101 & Rokkor PF 55mm f/1.7, Kodak TMax 3200 in Rodinal 1+50 for 16 min @ 20°C, digitalized using kit zoom with macro rings.
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