Anon Mdr 18VII
Katrina Attwood (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Máríudrápa 18’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 494.
text and translation
Ljóss giefr röðla ræsir
rausn, magnar gieð bragna;
dáðir fremr dróttins móðir
dygg, þar er aldri skyggir.
Lýtr öll veröld ítri
yfirþjóðkonungs móður;
verð er drottning dýrðar
dæmd til efri sæmdar.
{Ljóss ræsir röðla} giefr rausn, magnar gieð bragna; {dygg móðir dróttins} fremr dáðir, þar er skyggir aldri. Öll veröld lýtr {ítri móður yfirþjóðkonungs}; drottning dýrðar er dæmd verð til efri sæmdar.
‘The bright king of heavenly bodies [= God (= Christ)] gives splendour, strengthens the mind of men; the faithful mother of the Lord [= Mary] promotes [good] deeds, where shadow never falls. The whole world bows down before the glorious mother of the supreme king <= God> [= Mary]; the queen of glory is adjudged worthy of highest honour.’
notes and context
Presumably because st. 18 contains a refrain, the poet breaks off his rendition of Gaude virgo gratiosa here, but resumes it in st. 19. — [5-8]: Repetition of stef 3, first given in st. 9, is indicated by an obelos in the right margin at 14r, 2.
readings
- [1] giefr: ‘g[...]’ B, ‘gẹf̣r’ 399a‑bˣ
- [4] dygg: om. B, dygg noted as marginal 399a‑bˣ, BRydberg
- [4] aldri: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘[...]lldri’ B
- [5-8] ‘’ abbrev. as ‘Lýtr o᷎ll verlld itri.’ B
sources
Text is based on reconstruction from the base text and variant apparatus and may contain alternative spellings and other normalisations not visible in the manuscript text. Transcriptions may not have been checked and should not be cited.
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AM 757 a 4° (B) — 14r/1 - 14r/2
imagesLjóss †g[...]† röðla ræsir
rausn, magnar gieð bragna;
dáðir fremr dróttins móðir
, þar er †[...]lldri† skyggir.
ítri
yfirþjóðkonungs móður;
verð er drottning dýrðar
dæmd til efri sæmdar.Líoss g… ro᷎dla ręserr rausn ma…ar gieð | bragna dader fremr drottins moder þar er þar er …lldri skýgger. Lýtr o᷎ll verlld itri.
(EB)
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JS 399 a-b 4°x (399a-bx)
Ljóss †gẹf̣r† röðla ræsir
rausn, magnar gieð bragna;
dáðir fremr dróttins móðir
dygg, þar er aldri skyggir.
Lýtr öll veröld ítri
yfirþjóðkonungs móður;
verð er drottning dýrðar
dæmd til efri sæmdar. -
Lbs 444 4°x (444x)
editions and texts
Skj: [Anonyme digte og vers XIV], [B. 1]. En drape om jomfru Maria (Máríudrápa) 18: AII, 467, BII, 500, Skald II, 273, NN §1644; Rydberg 1907, 35, 55, Attwood 1996a, 106-7, 307.
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