“O lux beata trinitas” is a Vespers hymn, sung by (among other artists) by Anonymous 4 and appears on their album Four Centuries of Chant. For more information, click here. The Latin text is followed by an English translation[1] and then an Afrikaans translation[2].
The Latin Text:
O lux beata trinitas
Et principalis unitas,
Iam sol recedit igneus
Infunde lumen cordibus.
Iam noctis tempus advenit,
Noctem quietam tribue,
Diluculo nos respice,
Salvator unigenite.
Te mane laudum carmine,
Te deprecemur vespere,
Te nostra supplex Gloria
Per cuncta laudet secula.
English Translation:
O light, blessed threeness
And primal oneness:
As the fiery sun sets,
Pour light into our hearts.
Already night approaches:
Grant us a peaceful night.
Watch over us at sunrise,
Our only-begotten savior.
With song we praise you in the morning
We pray to you at sunset:
With our “glory” may the suppliant
Praise you through every age.
AfrikaansTranslation/ Afrikaanse vertaling:
O lig, geseënde drie-enigheid
En vorstelike eenheid:
Soos wat die vlammende son sak,
Stort U lig in ons harte.
Die nag kom reeds nader:
Gun ons ‘n vreedsame nag,
Waak oor ons by die sonsopkoms,
Ons eniggebore redder.
Ons prys U met gesang in die oggend
Ons bid tot U by die sonsondergang:
Mag die smekeling met ons “gloria”
U prys in elke era.
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| Vellum from the Codex de Predis, 15th Century - The Last Judgement: the stars fall and everything is turned upside down |
[1] Text and translation from Harmonia Mundi USA
[2] I admit I translated it from the English into the Afrikaans – my Latin is really not that good and can almost be called ‘non-existent’.
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