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вторник, декабря 12, 2006
The Quiet
December has now become for me an empty month. A month of nothings, of dreams becalmed, patience tested. A month of waitings, exasperatings, warm muggy nights. Even Christmas here somehow seems unnatural, something to be tolerated, guarded up; lined with fine nails.
O, to hear the call of the sea, the open heartland
To gallop thru grassy meadows
filled with narcissus,
filled with meek little lambs.
For cold winter fires,
like captive suns,
die away til morning comes.
Where are my decembers of incessant activity? of choir practices, luncheons, and dinners. Weddings, concerts, dramas, camps? Overnighters with friends basking in the afterglow warm fellow-ship? of rooftop stowaways a-dancing under starlit canopes. Recitals, rehearsals with the orchestra and choir. Street fests and buskings, carolling unfettered carolingian hymns. Christmasses under stars, aloft balmy monsoon nights, with tea-lights and darjeeling. Cacophony of friends from mongolia, australia, USofA, family and strangers. Peace on earth, goodwill to men? Communion of the saints in faraway Kazakhstan, China, Thailand and New Zealand. Worship gatherings. Wherefore, go the seasons?
Come, won't you come again Lord? Come breathe your breath of heaven, come meet me, on the cobble-stoned streets in the dark, in moments of quiet desperation, in the mourning sunsets that set the world ablaze. Come!
Veni, Veni Emmanuel! O come, O come, Emmanuel,
Captivum solve Israel! And ransom captive Israel,
Qui gemit in exsilio, That mourns in lonely exile here
Privatus Dei Filio. Until the Son of God appear.
Gaude, gaude, Emmanuel Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Nascetur pro te, Israel. Shall come to thee, O Israel.
Veni, O Jesse virgula, O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free
Ex hostis tuos ungula, Thine own from Satan's tyranny;
De specu tuos tartari From depths of hell Thy people save,
Educ et antro barathri. And give them victory over the grave.
Veni, Veni O Oriens! O come, Thou Day-spring, come and cheer
Solare nos adveniens, Our spirits by Thine advent here;
Noctis depelle nebulas, Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
Dirasque noctis tenebras. And death’s dark shadow put to flight!
Veni, Clavis Davidica, O come, Thou Key of David, come,
Regna reclude caelica, And open wide our heavenly home;
Fac iter tutum superum, Make safe the way that leads on high,
Et claude vias inferum. And close the path to misery.
Veni, Veni Adonai! O come, O come, Thou Lord of might,
Qui populo in Sinai Who to Thy tribes on Sinai's height
Legem dedisti vertice, In ancient times once gave the law
In Majestate gloriae. In cloud, and majesty, and awe.
Veni, O Sapientia, O come, O Wisdom from on high,
Quae hic disponis omnia, Who madest all in earth and sky,
Veni, viam prudentiae Creating man from dust and clay:
Ut doceas et gloriae. To us reveal Salvation’s way.
Veni, Veni, Rex gentium, O come, Desire of nations, show
veni, Redemptor omnium, Thy Kingly rein on earth below;
Ut salvas tuos famulos Thou Corner-stone, uniting all,
Peccati sibi conscios. Restore the ruin of our fall.
December has now become for me an empty month. A month of nothings, of dreams becalmed, patience tested. A month of waitings, exasperatings, warm muggy nights. Even Christmas here somehow seems unnatural, something to be tolerated, guarded up; lined with fine nails.
O, to hear the call of the sea, the open heartland
To gallop thru grassy meadows
filled with narcissus,
filled with meek little lambs.
For cold winter fires,
like captive suns,
die away til morning comes.
Where are my decembers of incessant activity? of choir practices, luncheons, and dinners. Weddings, concerts, dramas, camps? Overnighters with friends basking in the afterglow warm fellow-ship? of rooftop stowaways a-dancing under starlit canopes. Recitals, rehearsals with the orchestra and choir. Street fests and buskings, carolling unfettered carolingian hymns. Christmasses under stars, aloft balmy monsoon nights, with tea-lights and darjeeling. Cacophony of friends from mongolia, australia, USofA, family and strangers. Peace on earth, goodwill to men? Communion of the saints in faraway Kazakhstan, China, Thailand and New Zealand. Worship gatherings. Wherefore, go the seasons?
Come, won't you come again Lord? Come breathe your breath of heaven, come meet me, on the cobble-stoned streets in the dark, in moments of quiet desperation, in the mourning sunsets that set the world ablaze. Come!
Veni, Veni Emmanuel! O come, O come, Emmanuel,
Captivum solve Israel! And ransom captive Israel,
Qui gemit in exsilio, That mourns in lonely exile here
Privatus Dei Filio. Until the Son of God appear.
Gaude, gaude, Emmanuel Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Nascetur pro te, Israel. Shall come to thee, O Israel.
Veni, O Jesse virgula, O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free
Ex hostis tuos ungula, Thine own from Satan's tyranny;
De specu tuos tartari From depths of hell Thy people save,
Educ et antro barathri. And give them victory over the grave.
Veni, Veni O Oriens! O come, Thou Day-spring, come and cheer
Solare nos adveniens, Our spirits by Thine advent here;
Noctis depelle nebulas, Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
Dirasque noctis tenebras. And death’s dark shadow put to flight!
Veni, Clavis Davidica, O come, Thou Key of David, come,
Regna reclude caelica, And open wide our heavenly home;
Fac iter tutum superum, Make safe the way that leads on high,
Et claude vias inferum. And close the path to misery.
Veni, Veni Adonai! O come, O come, Thou Lord of might,
Qui populo in Sinai Who to Thy tribes on Sinai's height
Legem dedisti vertice, In ancient times once gave the law
In Majestate gloriae. In cloud, and majesty, and awe.
Veni, O Sapientia, O come, O Wisdom from on high,
Quae hic disponis omnia, Who madest all in earth and sky,
Veni, viam prudentiae Creating man from dust and clay:
Ut doceas et gloriae. To us reveal Salvation’s way.
Veni, Veni, Rex gentium, O come, Desire of nations, show
veni, Redemptor omnium, Thy Kingly rein on earth below;
Ut salvas tuos famulos Thou Corner-stone, uniting all,
Peccati sibi conscios. Restore the ruin of our fall.
