Re: Gaudi te

This page:
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/RichardHollis/Gaudete.htm

Has all the lyrics and lots of interesting notes on the song.

I love this song because it amuses me greatly to hear Latin
pronounced with strong English accents.  ("Gow-dye-tye, gow-dye-tye,
Christus est natus, ex marea vuh-gi-nye, gow-dye-tye!")



Ed Heil -------------------------------- edheil@postmark.net

Andrew Smith wrote:

> In my capacity as church-orientated medievalist for my Medieval
> Re-enactment Society I have been asked if I can help find the words of a
> latin folksong found on a Steel-Eye Span album.  A venture among the latin
> texts of my local theological library has proved unsuccessful, so I throw
> it over to the Wise Ones.  Can anyone advise me on this folksong.
>
> Chorus:
> Gaudi te,
> Christus est natus
> ex Maria Virgine.
>
> - andrew.
>
> Andrew Smith, Intheologus                       hobbit@earthlight.co.nz
>
> "Orcs eat Hummers."
>                         - Old Orc Saying.
>