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Our version of this Christmas carol sung in Latin
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Difficult to classify. Possibly folk, country, rock, pop...who knows?
Tobe A. Richards: Vocals, guitar, keyboards, mandolin, bass, bouzouki, cittern, cuatro, percussion etc. Chris Richards; Vocals Guests: Paul S. Baker: Vocals, keyboards, guitar, bass, autoharp, percussion etc.
Song Info
Genre
Rock • Folk Rock
Charts
Peak #354
Peak in subgenre #31
Author
Music & Lyrics: Traditional
Rights
Transongs 2006
Uploaded
April 07, 2006
Track Files
MP3
MP3 2.3 MB • 128 kbps • 2:32
Story behind the song
The origins of Gaudete lie in a Bohemian song called 'Ezechielis porta' where the verses are thought to have been heard by Finnish clerical students living and studying in Prague. The verses can be found in the historically important work by the editor, Finno in 'Piae Cantione'. The refrain or chorus may well have different origins and could well have been adapted by Finno himself, based upon a German Lutheran song. The number itself was popularized in the 1970s by the folk-rock group, Steeleye Span and later on by The Medieval Babes.
Lyrics
Gaudete, gaudete! Christus est natus Ex Maria virginae: Gaudete! Tempus adest gratiae, Hoc quod optabamus Carmina laetitiae Devote redamus Gaudete, gaudete! Christus est natus Ex Maria virginae: Gaudete! Deus homo factus est Natura mirante Mundus renovatus est A Christo regnante Gaudete, gaudete! Christus est natus Ex Maria virginae: Gaudete! Ezecheelis porta clausa per transitur Unde Lux est orta Salus invenitur Gaudete, gaudete! Christus est natus Ex Maria virginae: Gaudete! Ergo nostra contio psallat iam in lustro Benedicat Domino salus Regi nostro Gaudete, gaudete! Christus est natus Ex Maria virginae: Gaudete!
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