Pax in nomine Domini!

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Marcabru ca. 1137

Instruments:
-Treble rebec
-Bass rebec

Lyrics (French Origin):
Pax in nomine Domini! (Chorus)
Pax in nomine Domini.
Fetz Marcabrus los motz el so.
Aujatz que di:
Com nos a fait, per so doussor,
Lo Seingnorius celestiaus
Probet de nos un lavador,
C'anc, fors outramar, no'n fon taus,
En de lai deves Josaphas:
E d'aquest de sai vos conort.

En Espaigna, sai, lo Marques
E cill del temple Salamo
Sofron lo pes
El fais de l'orguoill paganor,
Per que Jovens cuioll avol laus.
El critz per aquest lavador
Versa sobre.ls plus rics captaus
Faitz, faillitz, de proeza las,
Que non amon Joi ni Deport.

Desnaturat son li Frances,
Se de l'afar Dieu dizon no,
Qu'ie.us ai comes.
Antiocha, Pretz e Valor
Sai plora Guiana e Peitaus.
Dieus, Seigner, al tieu lavador
L'arma del comte met en paus:
E sai gart Peiteus e Niort
Lo Seigner qui ressors del vas!

Translated Lyrics:
Marcabru wrote the words and the
tune. Listen to what he has to say:
out of his goodness the Lord, King
of Heaven, has made for us a
washing place, like no other except
for that one beyond the sea, near
Josaphat, and it is for this one
near here that I exhort you.

Here in Spain, the Marquis and
those of the temple of Solomon
endure the weight and burden of the
pagan's pride; this is why youth is
blamed and the fault, because of
this washing place, lies with the
most powerful lords who are brought
low. They have failed, are without
courage and love not joy and
entertainment.

The French are degenerate if they
refuse to support God, for I have
warned them. Antioch, overseas, and
here, Guyenne and Poitou weep for
Worthiness and Valour. Lord God,
give us peace to the count's soul in
your washing place and let the Lord
who rose from the tomb keep
Poitiers and Niort safe.

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