Text: Quam gallina

Jacob Handl (1550–1591)

Original Text English Translation
 
Quam gallina suum parit ovum
gloccinat ante et positum post
grave rursus onus.
How does the hen lay her egg?—
she clucks before and again after
laying the heavy burden.

 

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