Laudes - Responsorium Breve
20 August, 2020
Responsorium Breve
1. Lacte quondam profluéntes,
1. Once flowing with milk,
Ite, montes vos procul:
Ye mountains, depart to a distance;
Ite, colles, fusa quondam
Depart, ye hills that once poured
Unde mellis flúmina;
Forth streams of honey;
Israel, jactare late
Israel, cease to boast freely
Manna priscum désine.
Of your ancient manna.
2. Ecce cujus corde sudant,
2. Behold one from whose heart ebb forth,
Cujus ore prófluunt
And from whose mouth flow out
Dulcióres lacte fontes,
Sweet fountains of milk
Mellis amnes ǽmuli:
And rival rivers of honey:
Ore tanto, corde tanto
Than such a mouth, than such a heart
Manna nullum dúlcius.
No manna could be sweeter.
3. Quæris unde duxit ortum
3. Thou askest whence
Tanta lactis cópia;
Such abundance of milk originated;
Unde favus, unde prompta
Whence the honeycomb,
Tanta mellis suávitas;
Whence the swift-flowing sweetness of honey;
Unde tantum manna fluxit,
Whence such manna;
Unde tot dulcédines.
And whence so many delights.
4. Lactis imbres Virgo fudit
4. The showers of milk the Virgin-Mother shed
Cǽlitus puérpera:
On him from heaven:
Mellis amnes os leónis
The mouth of the dead lion
Excitávit mortui:
Was the source of the honeyed rivers:
Manna sylvæ, cælitúmque
The woods and the solitude so nigh the heavens
Solitúdo próxima.
Produced the manna.
5. Doctor o Bernárde, tantis
5. O Bernard, O Doctor,
Aucte cæli dótibus,
Enriched with such gifts of heaven,
Lactis hujus, mellis hujus,
Shed down upon us the dews of milk and of this honey;
Funde rores désuper;
Give us the drops,
Funde stillas, plenióre
Now that thou possessest
Jam potítus gúrgite.
The full sea.
6. Summa summo laus Parénti,
6. Highest praise be to the Sovereign Father,
Summa laus et Fílio:
And highest praise to the Son:
Par tibi sit, sancte, manans
And be the like to thee,
Ex utróque, Spíritus;
O Holy Spirit, proceeding from them both,
Ut fuit, nunc et per ævum
As it was, now is, and ever will be,
Compar semper glória.
Equal glory eternally.
Amen.
Amen.
20 August - Laudes - Responsorium Breve