A Conversation for 2013 Carol Round-Up: The Boar's Head Carol
Favourite Carol: An athiest's choice
pebblederook-The old guy wearing surfer beads- what does he think he looks like? Started conversation Dec 5, 2013
Favourite carol: Gaudete, mainly because it is in Latin and as an athiest I can relax and enjoy it without having the faintest idea of what I am singing. Well Ok I know it's about the Christian Christmas story.
Refrain:
Gaudete! gaudete!
Christus est natus ex Maria virgine,
gaudete!
1. Tempus adest gratiae, hoe quod optabamus;
carmina laetitiae devote reddamus. Refrain
2. Deus homo factus est, natura mirante;
mundus renovatus est a Christo regnante. Refrain
3. Ezecaelis orta clausa per transistur;
unde lux est orta, salus invenitur. Refrain
4. Ergo nostra contio psallat iam in lustro;
Benedicat Domino; salus regi nostro. Refrain
http://youtu.be/J1ggMOoTLEU
The traditional version (I guess)
http://youtu.be/lN9AJj9rtlk
The Steel Eye Span version (The one I sing along to)
Favourite Carol: An athiest's choice
Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Dec 5, 2013
This is beautiful. Thanks for the recommendation and link. It's so catchy, I may run around singing 'gaudete' all day.
Yeah, you're right. Do we think that story in Luke is a documentary? Er, probably not. Irrelevant. Is that going to keep us from enjoying some really good music? In a word, no.
What could it mean? 'Rejoice! Christ is born!' Meaning, Rejoice! The spirit of peace and love is born.
Favourite Carol: An athiest's choice
Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Dec 5, 2013
Here's another. I just stumbled across it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxDZjg_Igoc
It's called 'The Wexford Carol', and that's Alison Krauss and Yo-Yo Ma.
Favourite Carol: An athiest's choice
coelacanth Posted Dec 7, 2013
Carol of the Bells. Originally a Ukrainian New Year folk chant, which in pre-Christain times was the start of spring, in April.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-i6ZspP5V6Y
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