Deus Meus (My God)

This is a wonderful piece of music. It was written about 800 years ago and is written with the first and fourth lines of every verse in Latin and the second and third lines in Gaelic. One of the best versions I've heard of the song is done by Fionnuala Gill, although she doesn't include all verses.

Latin and Gaelic:

Deus meus adiuva me
Tabhair dom do shearch,a Mhic ghil Dé
Tabhair dom do shearch,a Mhic ghil Dé
Deus meus adiuva me.

In meum cor, ut sanum sit,
Tabhair, a Rí rán, do ghrá go grip;
Tabhair, a Rí rán, do ghrá go grip,
In meum cor, ut sanum sit.

Domine da quod peto a te,
Tabhair dom go dian a ghrian ghlan ghlé,
Tabhair dom go dian a ghrian ghlan ghlé,
Domine da quod peto a te.

Hanc spero rem et quaero quam,
Do shearc dom sonn, do shearc dom thall;
Do shearc dom sonn, do shearc dom thall,
Hanc spero rem et quaero quam.

Tuum amorem, sicut vis,
Tabhair dom go tréan, a déarfad arís;
Tabhair dom go tréan, a déarfad arís,
Tuum amorem, sicut vis.

Quaero, postulo, peto a te,
Mo bheatha i neamh, a mhic dhil Dé;
Mo bheatha i neamh, a mhic dhil Dé,
Quaero, postulo, peto a te.

Domine, Domine, exaudi me,
M’anam bheith lán de d’ghrá, a Dhé,
M’anam bheith lán de d’ghrá, a Dhé,
Domine, Domine exaudi me.

Deus Meus adiuva me

English:

My God, help me
Give me love of thee, O Son of God
Give me love of thee, O Son of God
My God, help me

Into my heart that it may be whole
O glorious King, swiftly bring love of thee
O glorious King, swiftly bring love of thee
Into my heart that it may be whole

Lord, give what I ask of thee
Give, give speedily, O bright and gleaming sun
Give, give speedily, O bright and gleaming sun
Lord, give what I ask of thee

This thing which I hope and seek
Love of thee in this world, love of thee in that
Love of thee in this world, love of thee in that
This thing which I hope and seek

Love thee, as thou wishest
Give me in thy might (I will say it again)
Give me in thy might (I will say it again)
Love thee, as thou wishest

I seek, I beg, I ask of thee
That I be in Heaven, dear Son of God
That I be in Heaven, dear Son of God
I seek, I beg, I ask of thee

My Lord, hear me
May my soul, O God, be full of love for thee
May my soul, O God, be full of love for thee
My Lord, hear me

My God, help me

An Unpleasant Week

This has been a somewhat unpleasant week for the country.

On Monday, there was the (presumed) terrorist attack on the Boston Marathon. Three killed, over 180 injured including multiple amputations.

Late Monday and drifting into Tuesday, letters believed to contain the poison Ricin were found, having been mailed to various elected officials. No casualties occured and a suspect has been brought into custody.

Last night, a fire caused an explosion at a fertilizer plant in the tiny town of West, Texas. At least six people have been confirmed killed with hundreds of injuries and an unknown number of people unaccounted for. Half the town of 2,800 people have been evacuated due to structural damage and toxic chemical release.

This also does not account for the fact that April 19 (Friday) is the anniversary of both the Branch Davidian Waco tragedy and the Oklahoma City bombing and April 20 (Saturday) is the anniversary of the Columbine HS shooting. Those three events seem to be putting people even more on edge than they might actually be in light of what has happened this week.

Of course, I turned 35 and got cake this week and my cousin is getting married this Saturday, so there are happy moments even amidst the tragedy.

French Sag

As just about any woman larger than a B cup or a teenage boy who has looked at an old National Geographic magazine will tell you, this is just another reason why the French are dumb.

I'm Sorry, I Thought You Said Michigan Sucks

Even though the clip is about the Notre Dame-Michigan football game, it still provides opportunity to make fun of Michigan.

Not that they didn't play well. I didn't stay up to watch it, but Michigan was apparently winning for a majority of the game against Louisville, even being up by as many as 12 points at one instance. But Louisville stuck around and won the game, sending the city of Louisville into the typical alcohol soaked riot that we've come to expect following NCAA championships.

I'm very curious to find out how the die-hard Kentucky fans feel about this. I suspect they will be as annoyed as the Ohio St. fans would have been if Michigan had won.

Of course, it would have been nice to actually see the game, but the starting time was just completely foolish. Mrs. X was feeling a little tired and opted to head upstairs just before 9:30. They were on the National Anthem at that point. I wrapped up things downstairs and went up at 10:00 and it was about halfway through the first quarter. Mrs. X checked the score right before we turned out the lights around 10:30 and it was at halftime. To stay up and watch the whole thing would have required us to stay up until nearly midnight and I'm certainly not doing that; especially after staying up until 11:30 the previous night watching Mad Men.

Anyway, props to Louisville and Rick Pitino. Also props to Mrs. X's third bracket as the winner of our little pool.