Description:
Soprano, tenor, solo trumpet, viola, cello, bass, electric guitar
Duration c. 6′
First performance Anna Maria Friman, John Potter, Arve Henkrisen, Gavin Bryars Ensemble, Punkt Festival, Kristiansand, Norway, Sept 5 2008
Date:
Gavin’s Notes:
Text of Lauda 37
Ciascun ke fede sente
vegn’a laudar sovente
l’alto sant’ Antonio beato
Ciascun laudare et amare
lo dea de buon coragio,
ké’ de ben fare sé forçare
volse piccolo etagio.
tutt’ore pensare formare
com’a Dio fare humagio
potesse, d’Ulisbona si parte,
se consuma legenda,
là unde fo nato.
Ciascun ke fede sente
vegn’a laudar sovente
l’alto sant’ Antonio beato
In grande amore, di core
Dio l’ebbe omnipotente,
k’el fece doctore, victore,
del faro providente:
e dieli kiarore splendore
de vedere veramente
la soma deitade nella grande infertade
de la quale passò e’l glorificato.
Ciascun ke fede sente
vegn’a laudar sovente
l’alto sant’ Antonio beato
Sia gloriata, laudata
l’altissima maiestà;
ringratiata orrata, [orata?]
ke del mond’è podesta,
de la beata ornate [ornata?]
virgo nato con festa.
Lui cum gran di humilitança
dimandiam perdonança
ke al iudicio si dal directo lato.
Ciascun ke fede sente
vegn’a laudar sovente
l’alto sant’ Antonio beato.
Amen.
Let every one who senses faith
come often to praise
the great saint, blessed Anthony.
Everyone should praise and adore him
for his great courage,
who resolved to live a life of doing good
from a young age.
All the time he thought about
how he could pay homage to God,
and he departed from Lisbon,
where he was born –
if the story is to be believed.
Let every one who senses faith
come often to praise
the great saint, blessed Anthony.
In his great love,
God was omnipotent in his heart,
and made him a doctor, a victor,
a provider of food:
and God gave him the shining clarity
to see truly
the highest godhead in his great affliction
through which he suffered and was glorified.
Let every one who senses faith
come often to praise
the great saint, blessed Anthony.
May his highest majesty
be glorified and praised,
thanked and raised in prayer,
who is the power of the world,
born of the blessed virgin
with celebration.
Let us ask pardon,
with great humility,
of him who faced our judgment for us.
Let every one who senses faith
come often to praise
the great saint, blessed Anthony.
Amen.