The Rose Ensemble "Sia Laudato San Francesco" 11th World Symposium on Choral Music; Barcelona, 2017

The Rose Ensemble, Jordan Sramek, Founder/Artistic Director
"Sia Laudato San Francesco" - Laudario di Cortona (13th-cen. Italian MS)
Performed live in concert on July 24, 2017 at the PALAU de la MÚSICA CATALANA, BARCELONA (presented by the International Federation of Choral Music's 11th World Symposium on Choral Music)
Performers: Bethany Battafarano, Kristina Boerger, Amanda Jane Kelley (soprano) Alyssa Anderson, Clara Osowski (mezzo-soprano) Andrew Rader (counter-tenor) Jordan Sramek (ghironda)
Source: Cortona, Biblioteca del Comune e dell'Accademia Etrusca, Ms. 91, fol. 93-96 (discantus: Jordan Sramek/The Rose Ensemble)
Translation: Dan Chouinard & Jordan Sramek
Early-Italian text:
Refrain:
Sia laudato san Francesco, quel c'aparve en croce fixo, como redemptore.
Verses:
A Cristo fo configurato de le piaghe fo signato Emperciò k'avea portato scripto in core lu suo amore
Molti messi avea mandati la divina maiestade e le gente predicate como dicom le scripture
Intra' quali non fo trovato nullo privilegïato d'arme nove coredato cavalieri a tant'onore
A la Verna, al monte sancto, stava'l sancto cum gran pianto; lo qual pianto li torna in canto el sarapyn consolatore
Per divino spiramento folli dato intendimento de salvar da perdemento molti k'eran peccatori.
English translation:
Refrain:
Praised be St. Francis, who appeared crucified, like the saviour.
Verses:
Formed like Christ’s, His wounds were a sign That he had worn his love Written in his heart.
The Divine Majesty had sent many messengers, and peoples were evangelized as the Scriptures say.
Among them no other privileged knight was found, equipped with new arms in such an honorable way.
On Mount Alverna, the holy mountain, The saint remained with great weeping; This weeping was turned into a song By the consoling Seraphim.
By divine inspiration he was given the aspiration to save from perdition many sinners.

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Heard this early today on WRTI. Absolutely gorgeous.

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Hi Harry. Thank you so much for the kind compliment!