Tuesday, May 13, 2008

The only Latin song that I often listen to:

Lilium (百合)
Written in Ecclesiastical Latin lyric cited from biblical passages, arranged in style of Gregorian chant and performed by soprano Kumiko Noma

Os iusti meditabitur sapientiam,
义人的口道出智慧,
Et lingua eius loquetur iudicium,
义人的舌诉出正义,
Beatus vir qui suffert tentationem,
经试炼的人得到福气,
Quoniam cum probatus fuerit accipiet coronam vitae,
因为试炼过后,他必得生命冠冕,
Kyrie ignis divine eleison,
耶和华,圣火,怜恤,
O Quam sancta ,
啊,何等神圣,
Quam serena,
何等安详,
Quam benigna,
何等慈爱,
Quam amoena,
何等舒坦,
O castitatis Lilium.
啊,洁白若百合.

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