The Cumanian Sibyl

(Sibila Cumana)

As Isaiah says, before the stem opens,
The infant flower shall come forth out of the Root of Jesse,
Like a white lily in the springtime,
Or as a hyacinth in April sprouts from the earth,
God himself promised this to us many times,
The ancient synagogue will free itself of the knot,
Assuming a pure name fashioned of words.
Thus sings and speaks our Sibyl in verse.