Cantus Lyrics

Personent hodie voces puerulae
Lauudates jucunde
Qui nobis est natus
Summo Deo datus
Ideo. ideo
Ideo gloria in excelsis Deo

His the doom, ours the mirth
When he came down to earth
Flower of Jesse's tree
Born on earth to save us
Him the Father gave us.

Ideo, ideo
Ideo gloria in excelsis Deo

Is airiu!
Agus a leanbh
Cad a dheanfaidh me?
Ta tu ar shuil uaim
Agus airiu!

Jesukin
Lives my quiet cell within
Thou in me dwelling
All is lie but Jesukin.

Jesu of the skies
My little one, Thou my delight
I with thee, Thou with me
Next my heart through every night.

Is airiu!
Who hangs from yonder passion tree?
Your son, dear Mother,
Do you not know me?

Judas, James and John
Have you seen my only son?
Ochon! My eyes are blind!
Ochon! My heart is wrung!

Stella Maris, Semoer Clara,
Rosa Munde, Res Miranda,
Misterium Mirabile.

Is airiu agus ichin!
Sad i am til you return
To have you at the break of dawn!
Ochon airiu! Without you!