Thursday, July 3, 2008

Nada Te Turbe



Nada te turbe
Nada te espante
Quien a Dios tiene nada le falta
Solo Dios basta
Todo se pasa
Dios no se muda
La paciencia todo lo alcanza

Let nothing disturb you,
nothing afright you.
Whom God possesses
in nothing is wanting.
Alone God suffices.
All things are passing.
God never ceases.
Patient endurance attains all things.

YouTube stolen from Margaret's website Leave It Lay Where Jesus Flang It.

English lyrics from Margaret, and Spanish lyrics from Paul, who is also a thief.

What are friends for, if not to steal from?
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14 comments:

  1. Rev. Richard ThornburghJuly 3, 2008 at 4:43 PM

    What a fantastic piece of music!

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  2. June ButlerJuly 3, 2008 at 5:08 PM

    Isn't it gorgeous?

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  3. FranJuly 3, 2008 at 5:39 PM

    As I said to Margaret when I first "met" her in a comment... You had me at nada!

    Brilliant video. I think it might be good for my churchy blog, don't you think Mimi?

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  4. June ButlerJuly 3, 2008 at 5:42 PM

    Oh yes, Fran. Perfect for the church blog.

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  5. JanJuly 3, 2008 at 7:01 PM

    This is so lovely that I think I must watch it again. Thank you.

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  6. it's margaretJuly 3, 2008 at 8:50 PM

    A Grandmere --isn't it wonderful! And I am so glad St. Teresa shared it with us!

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  7. June ButlerJuly 3, 2008 at 10:35 PM

    Jan, de nada.

    Margaret, I noticed the sculpture "St. Teresa in Ecstasy" by Bernini toward the end of the video. I saw that when I was in Rome.

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  8. AnonymousFebruary 20, 2009 at 8:29 PM

    St. Teresa of Avila is actually my school's patron saint and we always sing this in school.

    The song is hair raising and calming. I feel safe when I sing this.

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  9. June ButlerFebruary 20, 2009 at 9:45 PM

    HGZ, welcome. It's beautiful. What a blessing it is that you sing this often in your school.

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  10. sallyNovember 15, 2009 at 11:13 AM

    thanks for these words
    i learned a song based on this poem
    at a monastery in taize, france
    i googled the first line
    in an effort to find
    the remainder of the lyrics
    and came across your blog

    greetings

    sally

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  11. June ButlerNovember 15, 2009 at 8:44 PM

    Greetings, Sally. The words are lovely, aren't they? Thanks for visiting and leaving a word.

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  12. AnonymousSeptember 13, 2011 at 10:55 AM

    Dear Everyone, Like Sally I too have been to the monastery in Taize, France and heard it sung by the Monks. Its an eternal prayer for us all. God bless you.
    Linda
    London

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  13. June ButlerSeptember 13, 2011 at 5:33 PM

    Linda, thanks. You and Sally are blessed to have heard Nada Te Turbe sung at the monastery in France.

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  14. Geny ToribioSeptember 6, 2012 at 11:56 PM

    May I suggest this version also...

    http://youtu.be/SfqexZDbsKM

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