Sedulius Scotus carmina 2, 54

Reference basis text: L. Traube, 1886-96

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Rector serene, rutilans sub axe sidus,

Salve per aeva, populi beate ductor,

Francis paterna pietas, honore primus,

Pulchrum nitore specimen decusque Romae,

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Fama, Lothari, volitans per orbis oras,

Thylen adusque penitrans celebre nomen,

David serena species, honora proles,

Alter Salemon redolens charisma pacis,

Sion venusta soboles, in orbe princeps,

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Vivens valeto cyclicis per aeva giris.

Christo favente dominans, beate, sceptris,

Caesar, superna valeas tenere regna;

Caelis per aeva niteas beata stella

Gaudens nitore Solimae per omne saeclum.

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[Stella beata niteas per aeva caelis,

Saeclum per omne Solimae nitore gaudens.]