This is an old Latin carol dating back to at least 1582. We enjoyed creating our own arrangement, using slightly varied harmonies for each verse, recording and layering the vocals, and using ambient effects to evoke a sense of peace infused with joy.
Here is the url for the simple Youtube video we made for this track: youtu.be/9joOMuffCHw
Original Carol: “Ecce, novum gaudium” a.k.a. “Ecce quod natura” – Anonymous, Medieval Latin
Found in "Piae Cantiones", in both 1582 and 1910 editions.
Both editions are available in whole or parts via IMSLP.org imslp.org/wiki/Piae_Cantiones_(Finno,_Jaakko)
lyrics
Ecce novum gaudium,
Ecce novum mirum,
Virgo parit filium
Quae non novit virum.
Quae non novit virum,
Sed ut pyrus pyrum,
Gleba fert papyrum
Florens lilium.
Ecce quod natura mutat sua iura,
Virgo parit pura Dei filium.
Mundum Deus flebilem
Cernens in ruina,
Rosam delectabilem
Produxit de spina.
Produxit de spina,
Natum de regina,
Qui est medicina,
Salus gentium.
Ecce quod natura mutat sua iura,
Virgo parit pura Dei filium.
Nequivit divinitas
Plus humiliari,
Nec nostra carnalitas
Magis exaltari.
Magis exaltari,
Deo coaequari,
Coelo collocari, per coniugium.
Ecce quod natura mutat sua iura,
Virgo parit pura Dei filium.
**Translation**
Behold! A new joy!
Behold! A new wonder!
A Virgin, who knew not a man,
Bears a son.
She knew not a man, but
As the pear-tree bears the pear, the
Flourishing papyrus brings the lily
From the soil.
See how Nature changes her laws:
A pure Virgin bears the Son of God.
God, seeing the world,
Lamentable in its ruin,
Has brought forth a delightful rose
From a thorn.
From a thorn He has brought forth
From a queen a son,
Who is the remedy and salvation
Of the peoples.
See how Nature changes her laws:
A pure Virgin bears the Son of God.
Divinity could not
Have some lower,
Nor could our flesh
Have been more exalted.
Have been more exalted,
Put on a level with God,
Established in Heaven,
By marriage.
See how Nature changes her laws:
A pure Virgin bears the Son of God.
Translation by P. C. Thompson from this link, under the section “Original Text and Translations” http://www0.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Ecce_novum_gaudium_(Denis_Mason)
credits
from Advent 2016,
released November 28, 2016
Vocals: L.D.A.L.
Arrangement: L.D.A.L.
Copyright/Produced by: L.D.A.L./DeguMoth Studios, 2016
Copyright for the text and melody: Public Domain
(For more information, see above in the section "About this track.")
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