Talk:Three Latin Motets (Stanford)

Text for second motet
Currently the same as first. Jmar67 (talk) 00:27, 11 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Thank you! It's rather long, and complete with translation in the free scores, - how to connect? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:23, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

Beati quorum via translation
Beatification is to have declared set apart fr heavenly purposes, a meaning that has morphed into 'happy' in modern definitions not only of the word itself, but in the English word 'blessed' which descends from two different Anglo-Saxon words, one of which is bliss, the other is set apart through the sprinkling of blood. 'Blessed are the poor' makes little sense translated as 'happy,' but when understood as 'set apart (for God)' it makes perfect sense. I am not entering this into the article as there are enough problems besetting western religious sentiments, and one more controversy won't contribute. But as language frames what ideas are available to epistemology, this might be something to ponder. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Blauschwein (talk • contribs) 17:25, 8 May 2022 (UTC)
 * In this article, the translation is taken from a source. If you have a source for a different one, add it please. There are most often several valid translations, especially over time. "Beati" may have meant something different for Stanford than for a 21st-century person. Listening to the music is best. I think your concerns may be better added to Beatitudes in general, than this particular one. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:57, 8 May 2022 (UTC)