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Thread #58318   Message #922458
Posted By: GUEST,leeneia
31-Mar-03 - 09:39 AM
Thread Name: Any students of Latin here?
Subject: Any students of Latin here?
In two weeks we are going to sing a Mozart piece with words in Latin for a church concert. We would like to know what the words mean. Some are obvious, but I will quote the entire thing.

Ave, ave verum corpus, Deus ex Maria Virgine.
Vere passum, immolatum in cruce pro homine.
Cujus latus perforatum, fluxit aqua et sanguine.
Esto nobis praegustatum mortis in examine.

Hard to believe that a bunch of Catholics, even the priest, can't come up with a translation, eh what?

Thanks.