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The phrase vale of tears (Latin ''vallis lacrimarum'') is a Christian phrase referring to the tribulations of life that Christian doctrine says are left behind only when one leaves the world and enters Heaven. The term "valley of tears" is also used sometimes. The origin of the phrase is uncertain; it is used in the Vulgate in Psalm 83:7 (84:6) and occurs in the writings of Jerome〔Jerome, ''In Hieremiam prophetam libri vi'' 5 (CSEL 59, p. 299, line 17); ''Tractatus lix in psalmos'' 83 (CCSL 78, line 132); ''Tractatus lix in psalmos'' 136 (CCSL 78, line 7)〕 and Boniface,〔Boniface and Lull, ''Epistolae'' 112, 129〕 but was perhaps popularized by the hymn "Salve Regina", which at the end of the first stanza mentions "gementes et flentes in hac lacrimarum valle", or "mourning and weeping in this valley of tears". The phrase also appears in the English translation of the German Lutheran hymn known as "Be still, my soul".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Be Still, My Soul )〕 ==See also== *Meaning of life *Mortal coil *Valley of Tears, site of a battle in the Yom Kippur War. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vale of tears」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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