[thechat] holy grail chant - translations?
Martin Burns
martin at easyweb.co.uk
Thu Jul 25 00:33:01 CDT 2002
On Thursday, July 25, 2002, at 04:58 am, Michele Wandrei wrote:
>> ya know the monks in (Monty Python & the Quest for the) Holy
> Grail, just
>> before the witch bit, the ones who walk around hitting
> themselves with
>> books? what are they singing?
>
> Okay, you've intrigued me with this one. After listening to the
> sound clip repeatedly, it sounds like "Pee-ay Yay-su domine
> (whack), dona ay ees requiem (whack)." So I pulled out some old
> choir music and found Pie Jesu (Pie sounds like pee-ay).
>
> So, I think it is "Pie Jesu domine, dona eis requiem."
> Which translates to (according to the choir music): Blessed
> Jesus, Lord, I pray, in your mercy grant them rest.
...aka a quote from the standard Funeral Mass text.
Pretty standard stuff for the penitentes of the late Middle Ages - lots
of nice stuff about this in Name of the Rose btw, all immaculately
researched.
Cheers
Martin
_______________________________________________
email: martin at easyweb.co.uk PGP ID: 0xA835CCCB
martin at members.evolt.org snailmail: 30 Shandon Place
tel: +44 (0)774 063 9985 Edinburgh,
url: http://www.easyweb.co.uk Scotland
More information about the thechat
mailing list