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第一次聽這首曲子是在十年前,1997年 第12屆世界(天主教)青年日(XIIeme Journees Mondiales De La Jeunesse Paris 1997 )在巴黎召開, 各國都派代表團參加,中國沒參加。其中一天是在巴黎西郊Bois de Boulogne 森林公園舉行, 離我家步行約30分鍾。當時小女兒剛滿一歲,我決定戴著大女兒前往聚會,因為我深知這種機會在一個人一生中是不多的,我也很想讓大女兒長大後能記住這次經曆。
會場人山人海,但是非常有組織,每個國家的代表團都舉著旗幟,在指定的地方坐著。我們母女倆很無助,主動靠近新加坡代表團,他們很熱情,虔誠,知道我們住在附近,也顯得很好奇, 牧師主動過來和我攀談,還有一家子,一對夫婦帶著一對兒女,小女兒很乖巧,還吹笛子給我們聽。
法國人是最擅長組織這樣的大型, 既古典又創意,總讓你徘回往返於古今之間。聚會會場上之後放了很多由Vivaldi, Bach, Hendel, Mozart, Liszt ,Verdi 等作曲家譜的 古典頌歌, 還有意大利歌唱家Cecilia Bartoli,Andrea Bocelli 出場演唱, 據說教皇特別喜歡Andrea Bocelli 唱歌,後者也因之,特別是這次世界聚會而蜚聲四海。不一會兒,保羅二世乘他特有的防彈車在幾個保鏢的簇擁下出場了,全場很激動,大家都想親眼看一下教皇, 我設法讓大女兒安全地站在一高處,旁邊的意大利代表也幫忙,我們母女倆都看到教皇Jean Paul II的車從我們身邊不遠緩緩駛過,整個全場歡呼雀躍, 教皇做了很多禱告,然後有什麽不太記得了,印象深的就是這些音樂和頌歌,幾天後馬上去FNAC買一CD 《A Hymn For The World》, 這樣每當聽到這些音樂,又讓我回到十年前的那次盛會。
Gloria in Excelsis Deo
(Latin for "Glory to God in the highest")
Lyrics via www.wikipeda.org
Latin text:
Gloria in excélsis Deo
Et in terra pax homínibus bonae voluntátis.
Laudámus te.
Benedícimus te.
Adorámus te.
Glorificámus te.
Grátias ágimus tibi propter magnam glóriam tuam,
Dómine Deus, Rex cæléstis, Deus Pater omnípotens.
Dómine Fili unigénite, Jesu Christe.
Dómine Deus, Agnus Dei, Fílius Patris.
Qui tollis peccáta mundi, miserére nobis.
Qui tollis peccáta mundi, súscipe deprecatiónem nostram.
Qui sedes ad déxteram Patris, miserére nobis.
Quóniam tu solus Sanctus.
Tu solus Dóminus,
Tu solus Altíssimus, Jesu Christe,
Cum Sancto Spíritu in glória Dei Patris. Amen.
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English Literal Translation:
Glory in the heights to God
And on earth peace to men 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, God the Father almighty.
Lord the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ.
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father.
You who take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
You who take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer.
You who sit 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.
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"Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe."
-Aurelius Augustinus (St. Augustine)