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Thread #120740   Message #2629144
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
11-May-09 - 02:16 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: O Caritas! Cat Stevens - what language?
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: O Caritas! Cat Stevens - what language?
I'd imagine it's from the same source as the songs Carl Orff used in Carmina Burana.

See Helen Waddell's Mediaeval Latin Lyrics, great book - and here's a link with the full text.   Reading a book on a computer is a drag, but if you can't find a copy of the real book, it's worth it having a go this time.