Chants for the Devil 1533

Chants for the Devil 1533

Chants for the Devil 1533

Festival of FestivalsFestum Festorum
Riding with the goat through the cloudsReit mit dem Bock durch die Wolken
Frankincense and myrrhThus et Myrrham
Turned to dust and ashVerprenth zu Staub und Asch'

Gold from Arabia - frankincense and myrrhAurum de Arabia - thus et Myrrham
Brought to the church - the power of the donkeyTulit in ecclesia - Virtus Asinaria
From the eastern lands - the donkey has arrivedOrientis partibus - adventavit asinus
Beautiful and strongest - the power of the donkeyPulcher et fortissimus - Virtus Asinaria

Festival of FestivalsFestum Festorum
Devil's tricks and sorceryTeufelsspuk und Zauberei
Beautiful and strongestPulcher et fortissimus
His holy water stirs the womanSein Weihwasser erregt das Weib'

Gold from Arabia - frankincense and myrrhAurum de Arabia - thus et Myrrham
Brought to the church - the power of the donkeyTulit in ecclesia - Virtus Asinaria
From the eastern lands - the donkey has arrivedOrientis partibus - adventavit asinus
Beautiful and strongest - the power of the donkeyPulcher et fortissimus - Virtus Asinaria

The power of the donkeyVirtus Asinaria
Festival of the DonkeysFestum Asinorum