Media Vita

Anuna is awesome.

Let's just leave it at that. There's not much more to say. Except totally unique, absolutely beautiful, mind-bogglingly talented, great camera work, an incredible sense of drama, and neat costumes. Convinced you to look them up yet? I should have. They are even good linguistically, their songs are in English, French, Latin, and Irish, and that's just the one's I've listened to so far.

Bringing to you my personal favourite. Media Vita.

Of course at this point I can't get the embed to work. Well here is the link and I dare you not to follow it.

Then there is my brother's favourite. The seemingly faster than the speed of sound Fionnghuala.

These are the Latin and English lyrics for Media Vita. Courtesy of New Liturgical Movement and lyricstime

Media vita in morte sumus
Quem quaerimus ad iutorem nihi site domine
Qui pro peccatis nostris

Chorus:
Sancte Deus, sancte fortis
Sancte misericor salvator
Amare mortis ne tradas nos

In te speraverunt patres nostri
Speraverunt et liberasti eos

(Chorus 2x)

Media vita in morte sumus

Can't they find any other word for it than chorus? Reminds me of Shine Jesus Shine.

"In the midst of life we are in death; of whom may we seek help but you, O Lord, who for our offences are justly displeased?

Yet, O God most holy, O holy and mighty, O holy and merciful Saviour, give us not over unto bitter death.

Cast us not away in the time of our old age; forsake us not, O Lord, when our strength fails us.

Yet, O God most holy, O holy and mighty, O holy and merciful Saviour, give us not over unto bitter death."