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Early Christian Music: Latin

Early Christian Music: Latin. Ambrose of Milan (c. 386): “Aeterne rerum conditor”.

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Early Christian Music: Latin

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  1. Early Christian Music:Latin

  2. Ambrose of Milan (c. 386):“Aeterne rerum conditor” • Aeterne rerum conditor, Eternal creator of thingsNoctem diemque qui regis, You who rule night and dayEt temporum das tempora, And you who give times of times Ut alleves fastidium, So that you might alleviate boredom • Praeco diei jam sonat, Now the herald of day soundsNoctis profundae pervigil, The one keeping watch through dark nightNocturna lux viantibus, Night light for those travelingA nocte noctem segregans. Cutting off night from night.

  3. Hoc excitatus Lucifer, Here the Light-bearer having awokenSolvit polum caligine, Washes the sky with fog.Hoc omnis errorum chorus,Here all the choir of those wandering Viam nocendi deserit. Forsakes the road of injury. • Hoc nauta vires colligit, Here the sailor regains his strength,Pontique mitescunt freta, And the disturbances of the sea are calmed.Hoc ipsa petra Ecclesiae Here the Rock of the Church himselfCanente, culpam diluit. By singing washed away his fault.

  4. Surgamus ergo strenue, Let us therefore arise vigorously, Gallus jacentes excitat, The rooster awakens those lying down,Et somnolentos increpat, And stirs up the sleepy.Gallus negantes arguit. The rooster convicts those denying. • Gallo canente, spes redit, At the rooster’s singing, hope returns,Aegris salus refunditur, Health returns to the fields,Mucro latronis conditur, The sword of the thief is put away,Lapsis fides revertitur. [And] faith returns to the fallen-away.

  5. Jesu, labantes respice, Jesus, look upon those ready to fall, Et nos videndo corrige; And set us right by [your] seeing [us];Si respicis, lapsus cadunt, If you glance [upon us], the fallen sinkFletuque culpa solvitur. But a fault is washed away by weeping. • Tu lux refulge sensibus, You, light, fill [our] senses, andMentisque somnum discute: Disperse the sleepiness of our mind.Te nostra vox primum sonet, First of all let our voice soundEt vota solvamus tibi. And let our vows be paid to you.

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