Re: Gaudi te

Can I be slightly pedantic? Pretty please?

I have the real text (from Piae Cantiones, 1582) but couldn't find it
when Andrew asked for it.

On Tue, 25 May 1999, Sally Caves wrote:

> It's from _Below the Salt_ by Steele-Eye Span.  It is sung in
> a comically "Cockney" accent.  The words are as follow:
>
> Gaudete, gaudete Christus est natus   CHORUS
> Ex Maria virginae, gaudete.
"virgine", it's the ablative of "virgo, virginis".

> Tempus ad est gratiae hoc quod optabamus,
"adest"  ("is present, is here")

> Carmina laetitiae devote redamus.
> Gaudete, etc.
> Deus homo factus est naturam erante
"natura mirante" ("while nature adores")

> Mundus renovatus est a Christo regnante.
> Gaudete, etc.
> Ezecheelis porta clausa per transitor
"pertransitur" ("is being gone through")

> Unde lux est orta sallus invenitor.
"salus invenitur" ("salvation is found")

> Gaudete, etc.
> Ergo nostra contio psallat jam in lustro,
> Benedicat domino sallus regi nostro.
again, "salus" ("salvation to our king")

> Gaudete, gaudete Christus est natus,
> Ex Maria virginae, gaudete.
and again, "virgine".

I think I've been highly pedantic :-)

   Irina


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