Strings in Earth and Air
James Joyce (from Chamber Music)
Strings in the earth and air
Make music sweet;
Strings by the river where
The willows meet.
There’s music along the river
For Love wanders there,
Pale flowers on his mantle,
Dark leaves on his hair.
All softly playing,
With head to the music bent,
And fingers straying
Upon an instrument.
Fear No More
William Shakespeare (from Cymbeline)
Fear no more the heat o’ the sun,
Nor the furious winter’s rages;
Thou thy worldly task hast done,
Home art gone, and ta’en thy wages:
Golden lads and girls all must,
As chimney-sweepers, come to dust.
Fear no more the frown o’ the great;
Thou art past the tyrant’s stroke;
Care no more to clothe and eat;
To thee the reed is as the oak:
The scepter, learning, physic, must
All follow this, and come to dust.
Fear no more the lightning flash,
Nor the all-dreaded thunder stone;
Fear not slander, censure rash;
Thou hast finished joy and moan:
All lovers young, all lovers must
Consign to thee, and come to dust.
No exorciser harm thee!
Nor no witchcraft charm thee!
Ghost unlaid forbear thee!
Nothing ill come near thee!
Quiet consummation have;
And renownèd be thy grave!
The Crossing: Nehalennia Suite
Text for part 2 in Latin text with English Translation
by Kate Moore adapted from votive stone texts
Fantasmi 1
(Latin text)
Nehalennia
Ea quae saxa colit
Filia maris
Ianua viarum
Duxtrix Animarum
Custos Orbis Alterius
Praesidium mortuorum
Proles Maris
Custos Orbis Occulti
Nehalennia
Ee quae saxa colit
Nehalennia
Ea quae saxa colit
Nehalennia,
Nehalennia
Nehalennia
Filia maris
Custos Orbis Alterius
Ea quae saxa colit
Ianua viarum
Custos Orbis Occultis
Nehalennia
Filia maris
Ea quae saxa colit
Proles maris
Praesidium mortuorum
Duxtrix animarum
Custos Orbis Alterius
Ianua viarum
Proles maris
A mari atque sale nos protégé
Nehalennia
Filia maris
Custos Orbis Alterius
A mari atque sale nos protégé
Ultra ad terram duc nos
Ad extremum litus dirige nos
Protégé nos a mari a sale,
Ultra ad terram duc nos
Ad extremum litus dirige nos
Serva nos a vento
Serva nos a sale
Ultra ad terram duc nos
Ad extremum litus dirige nos
Ultra ad terram duc nos
Extremum litus dirige nos
A vento salva nos
A harena salva nos
A sale salva nos
…
“Deae Nehalennia
pro mercibus et viatoribus
Conservatis,
Votum nostrum
sponte ac merito
Per solvimus
Deae Nehalennia”
….
(English Translation)
Nehalennia
She who dwells among the rocks
Daughter of the sea
Gateway of the paths
Guide of souls
Guardian of the Otherworld
Protector of the dead
Offspring of the sea
Guardian of the hidden realm
Nehalennia
She who dwells among the rocks
Nehalennia
She who dwells among the rocks
Nehalennia,
Nehalennia
Nehalennia
Daughter of the sea
Guardian of the Otherworld
She who dwells among the rocks
Gateway of the paths
Guardian of the hidden realm
Nehalennia,
daughter of the sea
She who dwells among the rocks
Offspring of the sea
Protector of the dead
Guide of souls
Guardian of the Otherworld
Gateway of the paths
Offspring of the sea
Protect us from the sea and the salt
Nehalennia
Daughter of the sea
Guardian of the Otherworld
Protect us from the sea and the salt
Lead us onward to the land
Guide us to the farthest shore
Protect us from the sea, from the salt,
Lead us onward to the land
Guide us to the farthest shore
Save us from the wind
Save us from the salt
Lead us onward to the land
Guide us to the farthest shore
Lead us onward to the land
Guide us to the farthest shore
Save us from the wind
Save us from the sands
Save us from the salt
…
“To the Goddess Nehalennia,
for the preservation
of goods and travelers,
We willingly and deservedly
fulfill our vow
to the Goddess Nehalennia”
Fantasmi 3
(Latin text)
Sothis Regina Caeli
Regina Noctis
Sothis, Stallar Clara
Stellar, Lucida Lumens
Sothis, Lumens Ducens
Sothis, Stellar
(English Translation)
Sothis, Queen of Heaven
Queen of the Night
Sothis, Bright Star
Star, Radiant Light
Sothis, Guiding Light
Sothis, Star
Fantasmi 4
(Latin text)
Lupi Ululantes
In furore
Canicularum dierum
In fervore aestus
Avelite corpus
In salitatione fervida
Lupi Ululantes
Lupi Ululantes
In furore
Canicularum Dierum
In furore aestus
Avelite corpus
In salitatione fervida
In furore
Canicularum dierum
In fervore
Lupi ululantes
Lupi ululantes
Lupi ululantes
…
(English Translation)
Howling wolves
In the frenzy
Of the Dog Days
In the heat of summer
Tear the body apart
In a feverish dance
Howling wolves
Howling wolves
In the frenzy
Of the Dog Days
In the frenzy of summer heat
Tear the body apart
In a feverish dance
In the frenzy of the Dog Days
In the heat
Howling wolves
Howling wolves
Howling wolves
