Texts & Translations
TONGUES OF FIRE
Veni Creator Spiritus
Hymn for Pentecost
Veni, Creator Spiritus,
mentes tuorum visita,
imple superna gratia
quae tu creasti pectora.
Come, Creator Spirit,
Visit the souls of your devoted;
With your divine grace fill
The hearts which you have created.
-Translation by Ron Jeffers
Fire
Katerina Gimon
Fire,
Heat, light
Strength, fuel, drive
Burning, melting, evaporating, and transforming
Fire
Missa Brevis: Tongues of Fire
Cecilia McDowall
Kyrie
Lord have mercy,
Christ have mercy,
Lord have mercy.
Gloria
Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to people of good will.
We praise you,
we bless you,
we adore you,
we glorify you,
we give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King,
O God almighty Father.
Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of The Father,
you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us;
you take away the sins of the world,
receive our prayer;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father
have mercy on us.
For you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father.
Amen.
Liguae Ignis
And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing
mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And
there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat
upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and
began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
-Acts 2:2-4
Sanctus
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Benedictus
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Agnus Dei
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, grant us peace.
DIVINE LOVE
Veni Sanctea Soiritus
Orlando di Lasso
Veni sancte Spiritus:
Reple tuorum corda fidelium:
et tui amoris in eis ignem accende.
qui per diversitatem linguarum cunctarum
gentes in unitate fidei congregasti.
Alleluia.
Come Holy Spirit:
Fill the hearts of your faithful,
And kindle your love in them.
You, who through the diversity of many tongues,
Have gathered the nations together in the unity of faith.
Alleluia.
-Antiphon for Pentecost
Seek Him that Maketh the Seven Stars
Jonathan Dove
Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion
And turneth the shadow of death into morning.
Alleluia, yea, the darkenss shineth as the day,
The night is light about me.
Amen.
-Amos 5:8; Psalm 139
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LOVE FROM AFAR
Go, Lovely Rose
Eric Whitacre
Go, lovely rose!
Tell her that wastes her time and me,
That now she knows,
When I resemble her to thee,
How sweet and fair she seems to be.
Tell her that’s young,
And shuns to have her graces spied,
That hadst thou sprung
In deserts, where no men abide,
Thou must have uncommended died.
Small is the worth
Of beauty from the light retired;
Bid her come forth,
Suffer herself to be desired,
And not blush so to be admired.
Then die! that she
The common fate of all things rare
May read in thee;
How small a part of time they share
That are so wondrous sweet and fair!
-Edmund Waller
Coeur langoreulx
Josquin des Prez
Cueur langoreulx qui ne fais que penser
plain de gemis plourer et souspirer
resiuoys toy car ta belle maistresse par sa pitie
vault donner liesse ioye' et plaisir
pour te reconforter.
Languishing heart that spends its times thinking,
Complaining, groaning, crying and sighing,
Rejoice, for your beautiful mistress, in her mercy,
is willing to accord pleasure, joy and merriment to comfort you.
Lamento della Ninfa
Claudio Monteverdi
The god Phoebus had still to light
The great fires of the dawn
When the nymph left her dwelling.
Her face a pale temple in its ruins of grief;
Her cries – a heart, rending.
Hither and thither she went,
Stumbling through flowers,
Grieving the love she had lost:
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Hear me, O Love, she begged the heavens,
– stock still now, rooted to the spot –
What happened to that traitor’s vow,
‘Togetherness and trust’?''
I just want him back,
But as he was before.
If you cannot – then kill me;
I cannot bear this agony.
No more will I listen to his sighs,
Unless we are separated by a thousand seas
No! No longer will I martyr myself for this.
I am destroying myself because of him,
And the worse it is, the more gorged,
The more satisfied he seems.
If I were to flee from him,
Perhaps then he might come begging?
That woman’s eyebrows
May be arched more perfectly than mine,
But sealed within my breast, O Love,
Lives a faithfulness still fairer.
And that woman’s mouth will never open
To give such kisses as I can give!
(Hush! Say nothing – you know only too well!)
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With these cries she cast
Her anguish to the heavens.
And so it is that in the heart of every lover
Burns, side-by-side, love’s flame and ice.
-Translation by Charles Marshall
Dashing Away with the Smoothing Iron
arr. John Rutter
’Twas on a Monday morning
When I beheld my darling,
She looked so neat and charming
In every high degree.
She looked so neat and nimble-o,
A-washing of her linen-o
Chorus
Dashing away with the smoothing iron,
Dashing away with the smoothing iron,
Dashing away with the smoothing iron,
She stole my heart away.
’Twas on a Tuesday morning…
A-hanging out her linen-o
Chorus
’Twas on a Wednesday morning…
A-starching of her linen-o
Chorus
’Twas on a Thursday morning…
A-ironing of her linen-o
Chorus
’Twas on a Friday morning…
A-folding of her linen-o
Chorus
’Twas on a Saturday morning…
A-airing of her linen-o
Chorus
’Twas on a Sunday morning…
A-wearing of her linen-o
Chorus
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IN LOVE'S PRESENCE
Muié Rendêra
arr. C.A. Pinto
Olé, muié rendêra,
Olé, muié renda,
Tu me ensina a faze rendá
Que eu te Ensino a namorá.
Virgulino é Lampeão.
É lampa, é Lampa, é Lampa,
É Lampeão.
O seu nome é Virgulino,
O apelido é Lampeão.
Hey lacemaker woman,
Hey, lacemaker woman,
If you teach me how to weave,
I’ll teach you how to court.
Virgulino is Lampeão.
He is Lampa, Lampa, Lampa,
É Lampeão.
His name is Virgulino,
His nickname is Lampeão.
-Translation by Daniel Rufino Afonso, Jr.
Song (I Gaze Upon You)
Gabriel Jackson
I gaze upon you and the sun grows large.
Soon it will overwhelm our day.
Awake with heart and colour in your head
To chase away the night’s bad dreams.
Awake that I may follow where you go.
I have a body that waits to follow you
From the gates of day to the gates of dusk
A body to spend with you a life of love.
-Paul Eluard trans. Gilbert Bowen
Oh My Love's Like a Red, Red Rose
Rene Clausen
O my Luve is like a red, red rose
That’s newly sprung in June;
O my Luve is like the melody
That’s sweetly played in tune.
So fair art thou, my bonnie lass,
So deep in luve am I;
And I will luve thee still, my dear,
Till a’ the seas gang dry.
Till a’ the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi’ the sun;
I will love thee still, my dear,
While the sands o’ life shall run.
And fare thee weel, my only luve!
And fare thee weel awhile!
And I will come again, my luve,
Though it were ten thousand mile.
-Robert Burns
The Weather
arr. Will Searight
Chorus
I won't talk about the weather,
Not with you, we're not together,
'Cause even when the sky is grey, I'm feeling blue,
And though the winds are always changin'
And the clouds are rearrangin',
A part of me will always be in love with you.
There's a fire in LA
And since you moved there back in May
I wonder, should I call to see if you're alright?
Yeah, you're a million miles away
But I still think of you each day
And hope the weather doesn't keep you cold at night.
Chorus
-Jordan Cohen and Lawrence
FRIENDSHIP
You've Got a Friend
arr. Dan Wessler
You've got a friend in me,
You've got a friend in me.
And when the road looks rough ahead
And you're miles and miles from your nice warm bed
You just remember what your old pal said,
“Son, you've got a friend in me.”
You've got a friend in me,
You've got a friend in me.
You’ve got troubles, I’ve got ‘em too,
There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you.
We stick together, we can see it through,
'Cause you've got a friend in me
Some other folks might be a little bit smarter than I am,
Bigger and stronger too,
But none of them will ever love you the way I do,
Just me and you, boy.
And as the years go by,
Our friendship will never die.
You're gonna see it's our destiny
‘Cause You've got a friend in me.
-Randy Newman
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