Ned heelp please, what are they saying?

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Hietanen
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Ned heelp please, what are they saying?

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Hello.

I am wondering if someone here could please help me understand what they are saying in two songs in Latin, the audios can be found here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ4MKnQQfTc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlL_-5VfQJI

In the first track there are no singing except in the end. They are chanting two words, I presume in Latin, which I would like to know what they are saying.
In the second song there are more singing, and if someone is willing to give me the lyrics for these songs I will be much appreciated and humbled.

Thank you very much!
Regards, Hietanen

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Re: Ned heelp please, what are they saying?

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My ear is not attuned to choir music, but I don't hear anything in either song that sounds like Latin to me. This isn't to say that it isn't Latin... I just can't make anything out.

Do you have a reason to suspect that it is Latin versus some other language?
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As treasure box said, it is almost impossible to decipher, and it doesn't necessarily sound like Latin. It's epic, and Latin is epic, but I would bet it's probably not in Latin. Oh yeah, thesaurus means 'treasure box' :wink: .

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calvinist wrote:Oh yeah, thesaurus means 'treasure box' :wink: .
I've always found the false friend with English amusing. I always picture somebody reading something in Latin and it says "and so-and-so found the object of his quest: a great big thesaurus!" and he says aloud, "What's so special about THAT??"
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furrykef wrote:
calvinist wrote:Oh yeah, thesaurus means 'treasure box' :wink: .
I've always found the false friend with English amusing. I always picture somebody reading something in Latin and it says "and so-and-so found the object of his quest: a great big thesaurus!" and he says aloud, "What's so special about THAT??"
I bet that if you took a poll about .01% of people would associate a thesaurus with any kind of idea like "treasure". It should be called a "similisensus". :idea:

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'Simile est regnum caelorum thesauro abscondito in agro' - Mt 13:44

Who hides a thesaurus in a field? Obviously someone who wants a monopoly on synonyms... :shock:

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Could it be false Latin with made up words that they are using? If thats the case then we'll never know what they are saying, I guess. Or are they using some other Language? What you think?

Anyway, thank you very much for your help.



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It's very difficult to tell by listening. If the lyrics can be found in a written form the members of this site could have the language identified and a translation almost instantly. Along with some interesting side discussions about grammar/syntax/style. :D

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Hietanen wrote:Hello.

I am wondering if someone here could please help me understand what they are saying in two songs in Latin, the audios can be found here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ4MKnQQfTc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlL_-5VfQJI

In the first track there are no singing except in the end. They are chanting two words, I presume in Latin, which I would like to know what they are saying.
In the second song there are more singing, and if someone is willing to give me the lyrics for these songs I will be much appreciated and humbled.

Thank you very much!
Regards, Hietanen
This is not the song your post references but it does give a clue as to the lyricists leanings.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7O4d6HFMed0
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