Bernard of Cluny

Bernard of Cluny (or, of Morlaix or Morlay; fl. c. 1109 – c. 1140) was a twelfth-century French Benedictine monk, best known as the author of De contemptu mundi (On Contempt for the World), a long verse satire in Latin. Quotes De contemptu mundi Richard Chenevix Trench (ed.) Sacred Latin Poetry, 2nd ed. (London and Cambridge: Macmillan and Co, 1864) Hic breve vivitur, hic breve plangitur, hic breve fletur: Non breve vivere, non breve plangere retribuetur. Brief life is here our portion, brief sorrow, short-lived care:The Life that knows no ending, the tearless Life, is there. ll. 1–2, Hic breve vivitur (tr. J. M. Neale, 1851, rev. 1858) Urbs Syon aurea, patria lactea, cive decora Omne cor obruis, omnibus obstruis et cor et ora Nescio, nescio, quae jubilatio, lux tibi quali Quam sociala gaudia, gloria quam specialis. Jerusalem the golden! with milk and honey blest, Beneath thy contemplation sink heart and voice opprest: I know not, oh, I know not what social joys are there; What radiancy of glory, what light beyond compare. ll. 45–48, Urbs Sion aurea (tr. J. M. Neale, 1851, rev. 1858) External links Category:Latin authors Category:Clergy from France Category:Catholics from France Category:Monks Category:Satirists from France