MUSIC LASTS FOR EVER

—Original lyrics and free translation*)
(see octavo CQ2416)

Song Lyrics Kyrie eleison Lord, you have been our home of safety In every generation. For a thousand years are like a yesterday, As fleeting as an hour of the night. So may we learn to count each moment That wisdom may our hearts inspire. O validate our work, we pray. Miserere nobis, Domine. Solo asi he de irme? Como las flores que perecieron? Nada de mi fama aqui en la tierra? Al menos flores! Al menos cantos!** Alles, was irdisch ist, Muss endlich vergehn. Musica bleibt in Ewigkeit bestehn.*** Deo gracias, Amen.

[Translation] Lord, have mercy. [Paraphrase from Psalm 90.] Have mercy upon us, O Lord. Must I go from here Like the flowers which perish? With nothing of my reputation left on earth? At least flowers! At least songs! All that is earthly Must at last pass away; Music endures for eternity. Thanks be to God, Amen.

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** Cantos de Huexotzinco (Aztec)
*** Joh. Rudolf Ahle (1625-1673)

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