An Audio Tour of a Madrid Metro Station

Not really. What this is is a recording of me walking through Sol (lineas 1, 2, y 3) and sharing with you, the reader, just a little taste of the legendarily horrible quality of the performers in the Madrid Metro. There were three musicians on my way from line 3 to line 1. The third is the same guy who's almost always there. You got lucky today, he's usually even worse, but his Christmas repertoire is more barable than his usual collection of 3 songs.

Click here to listen.

Next, for your listening pleasure, I've got a short clip of the lovely announcement inside the metro car that I'm reaching my station. The sound quality is about right, but you won't get the full effect unless you turn the volume way up until your ears start to bleed.

Click here to listen.

Enjoy!

Latin Karaoke

In the Spring of 2007, Emily and I spent a great deal of time in "our" car driving back and forth from classes at community college. One day, we decided to use that time constructively and translated this song. Feel Free to sing along.

Click here. (Midi file borrowed from moremidifiles.com)

Hic Sol Venit

Hic sol venit, hic sol venit,
Et dico, "omnis bene est."

Deliciae parvae, fuit hiems longa, frigida, sola.
Deliciae parvae, sentit quasi transent anni post hic fuerat.
Hic sol venit, hic sol venit,
Et dico, "omnis bene est."

Deliciae parvae, risus redeunt ad vultus.
Deliciae parvae, sentit quasi transent anni post his fuerat.
Hic sol venit, hic sol venit,
Et dico, "omnis bene est."

Sol, sol, sol, hic venit...
Sol, sol, sol, hic venit...
Sol, sol, sol, hic venit...
Sol, sol, sol, hic venit...
Sol, sol, sol, hic venit...

Deliciae parvae, sentio quasi glaces liquescit tarde.
Deliciae parvae, sentit quasi transent anni post serenus fuerat.
Hic sol venit, hic sol venit,
Et dico, "omnis bene est."
Omnis bene est.

Tridentine Mass talks on mp3

I will be posting a whole bunch of stuff soon, but I will not until I've caught up on sleep. It might not be till the weekend, but it will get done. Never fear!

Until then, here is a link to the mp3 audio of two lectures on the Tridentine Mass that the Dom Geuranger Society sponsored earlier this semester. I only attended the professor panel, which was very good. These are a great overview of some of the issues that have arisen recently concerning the Extraordinary form.

So, hope you enjoy those, and I'll see you later!

Dominus vobiscum,
-Rebekah