Eugenius II of Toledo

Eugenius (died 13 November 657) was Archbishop of Toledo from 647 until his death. Several Latin poems are attributed to him.

Quotes

• Vox, philomela, tua cantus edicere cogit,
     Inde tui laudem rustica lingua canit.
  • Your voice, nightingale, compels one to make songs,
    So my poor tongue begins to sing your praise.
  • Vox philomela (Carmen philomelaicum), ll. 1–2 (tr. Gerald Brenan, 1951)

• Vox, philomela, tua curarum semina pellit,
     Recreat et blandis anxia corda sonis.
  • Your voice, nightingale, drives away seeds of care,
    Refreshes anxious hearts with its soft sounds.
  • Vox philomela (Carmen philomelaicum), ll. 5–6 (tr. Gerald Brenan, 1951)

• Porrige dulcisonas attentis auribus escas;
     Nolo tacere velis, nolo tacere velis.
  • Lift the sweetsounding foods to awaiting ears,
    I do not want you to stop; I do not want you to stop.
  • Vox philomela (Carmen philomelaicum), ll. 17–18 (tr. Wendy Pfeffer, 1985)

• Gloria summa tibi, laus et benedictio, Christe,
     Qui praestas famulis haec bona grata tuis.
  • Greatest glory be to you, praise and blessing, Christ,
    You who present your servants this good gift.
  • Vox philomela (Carmen philomelaicum), ll. 19–20 (tr. Wendy Pfeffer, 1985)

External links

• Gerald Brenan, The Literature of the Spanish People, from Roman Times to the Present Day, 2nd ed. (1953 [1951]), p. 15
• Wendy Pfeffer, The Change of Philomel: The Nightingale in Medieval Literature (New York: Peter Lang, 1985), p.
• Penelope Rainey, Medieval Latin Lyric (Bryn Mawr Latin Commentaries), vol. 1 (1993), p. 26