Audite haec, omnes gentes;
(Hear this, all you nations)
auribus percipite,
(pay heed)
omnes qui habitatis orbem,
(all you inhabitants of the globe)
quique terriginae,
(all you that are earth-born)
et filii hominum, in unum, dives et pauper.
(all as one, rich and poor.)
Os meum loquetur sapientiam,
(My mouth shall speak of wisdom)
et meditatio cordis
(and the meditation of my heart)
mei prudentiam.
(shall be of understanding.)
Dominus sapientia fundavit terram;
(The Lord by wisdom founded the earth)
stabilivit caelos prudentia.
(he established the heavens by understanding)
Sapientia illius eruperunt abyssi,
(By his wisdom the deeps burst forth)
et nubes rore concrescunt.
(and the clouds grow thick with moisture.)
Fili mi,
(My child)
ne effluant haec ab oculis tuis;
(let not these things escape from your eyes)
custodi legem atque consilium,
(guard the law and keep good counsel)
Et erit vita animae tuae,
(And they will be life to your soul)
et gratia faucibus tuis.
(and adornment to your neck.)
Tunc ambulabis fiducialiter in via tua,
(Then you will walk securely in your way)
et pes tuus non inpinget.
(and your foot will not stumble.)
Beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam,
(Blessed is the man that finds wisdom)
et qui affluit prudentia.
(and who is rich in understanding.)
Melior est adquisitio eius
(It is better to acquire her)
negotiatione argenti;
(than goods of silver)
et auro primo fructus eius.
(and better than purest gold is her revenue.)
Pretiosior est cunctis opibus;
(She is more precious than great riches)
et omnia quae desiderantur
(and all that could be desired)
huic non valent conparari.
(cannot be compared with her.)
Longitudo dierum in dextera eius;
(Length of days is in her right hand)
in sinistra illius divitiae et gloria.
(in her left hand, riches and glory.)
Viae eius viae pulchrae;
(Her ways are ways of beauty)
et omnes semitae illius pacificae.
(and all her paths are peaceful.)
Lignum vitae est
(A tree of life she is to them)
his qui adprehenderint eam;
(that lay hold of her)
et qui tenuerit eam beatus.
(and those who hold her fast are blessed.)
O sapientia,
(O wisdom)
quae ex ore altissimi prodisti,
(which came out of the mouth of the most high)
attingens a fine
(reaching from one end)
usque ad finem,
(all the way to the other)
fortiter suaviter disponensque omnia:
(mightily and graciously ordering all things:)
veni ad docendum nos viam prudentiae.
(come and teach us the way of understanding)
The Angel that presided
o'er my birth
Said, "Little creature,
form'd of Joy & Mirth,
Go love without the help
of anything on earth".
And lo, the angel of the Lord
came upon them,
and the glory of the Lord
shone round about them:
and they were sore afraid.
And the angel said unto them,
Fear not: for, behold,
I bring you good tidings of great joy,
which shall be to all people.
For unto you is born this day
in the city of David
a Saviour,
which is Christ the Lord.
And this shall be a sign unto you;
Ye shall find the babe
wrapped in swaddling clothes,
lying in a manger.
And suddenly there was
with the angel
a multitude of the heavenly host
praising God, and saying,
Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace,
good will toward men.
Glory to God in the highest
Teče voda, teče cez Velecký majír.
(The water flows through Velec's land.)
Něchal si mňa, něchal,
(You have not married me, my beloved)
starodavný frajír.
(from days gone by.)
Něchal si mňa, něchal,
(You have left me behind)
dobre ty vieš, komu,
(you know very well whom)
čo ty reči nosí do našeho domu.
(You, who brought gossip on our house)
Do našeho domu, pod naše okenka
(On our house, under our window)
čo som sa naplakal, sivá holubienka
(how I have wept, my grey little dove.)
Domine, ad adiuvandum me festina
(O Lord, make haste to help me)
Gloria Patri et Filio
(Glory be to the Father and to the Son)
et Spiritui Sancto.
(and to the Holy Spirit.)
Sicut erat in principio,
(As it was in the beginning)
et nunc, et semper,
(is now, and ever shall be)
et in sæcula sæculorum.
(world without end.)
Amen.
Alleluia.
Alles, was Odem hat,
(Let all that has breath)
lobe den Herrn Halleluja!
(praise the Lord, Hallelujah!)
And did those feet in ancient time,
Walk upon England's mountains green?
And was the holy Lamb of God,
On England's pleasant pastures seen?
And did the Countenance Divine,
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here,
Among those dark satanic mills?
Bring me my bow of burning gold!
Bring me my arrows of desire!
Bring me my spear: O clouds, unfold!
Bring me my chariot of fire!
I will not cease from mental fight,
Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand,
Till we have built Jerusalem
In England's green and pleasant Land.
