Lyrics HT: Steeleye Span
| LATIN | ENGLISH TRANSLATION |
| . | . |
| REFRAIN | REFRAIN |
| Gaudete, Gaudete, Christus est natus | Rejoice, Rejoice, Christ is born |
| Ex Maria Virgine, Gaudete! | of the Virgin Mary, Rejoice! |
| ---- | ---- |
| VERSE 1. | VERSE 1. |
| Tempus adest gratiae | The hour of grace which we |
| Hoc quod optabamus, | seek is here. |
| Carmina laetitiae | We offer with devotion our |
| Devote reddamus. | songs of gladness. |
| ---- | ---- |
| VERSE 2. | VERSE 2. |
| Deus homo factus est, | God is made man, a thing of |
| Natura mirante, | wonder. |
| Mundus renovatus est, | The world is renewed by |
| A Christo regnante. | Christ's reign. |
| ---- | ---- |
| VERSE 3. | VERSE 3. |
| Ezecheelis porta | Light has arisen. Salvation |
| Clausa pertransitur, | is come, |
| Undelux est orta | Bursting the gates of |
| Salus invenitur. | death. |
| ---- | ---- |
| VERSE 4. | VERSE 4. |
| Ergo nostra contio | Our congregation lustily |
| Psallat jam in lustro, | rejoices now, |
| Benedicat domino, | Giving blessing to God, |
| Salus Regi nostro. | our Saviour and King. |
2 comments:
Wendy,
That was beautiful! I love hearing Latin sung. I could even understand many of the words. I feel inspired to learn more. Back to the Latin studies!
This is one we love to sing (although we perhaps don't sound quite as good...). We only have the refrain memorized, but maybe next year we can do a verse!
Post a Comment