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#409: Kyrie! God, Father
Jan. 23rd, 2019 09:33 pmAre you at all familiar with this arrangement?
Nah.
What's Kyrie?
A famous basketball player for the Celtics.
It's also the Greek word for "Lord"; a lot of old liturgical texts (usually sung early in the service) have "Kyrie Eleison, Christe Eleison, Kyrie Eleison," where "Eleison" means "have mercy," and "Christe," unsurprisingly, means "Christ."
Weren't Catholics super into doing everything in Latin for a huge length of time?
Yes.
Why did they stick with Greek for this?
Not sure.
Why is this one also referring to God as the creator, and the Holy Spirit, not just asking for Christ/Lord to have mercy?
Don't know either.
Look, the melody's from like 800, that's pretty neat, right?
Nah.
What's Kyrie?
A famous basketball player for the Celtics.
It's also the Greek word for "Lord"; a lot of old liturgical texts (usually sung early in the service) have "Kyrie Eleison, Christe Eleison, Kyrie Eleison," where "Eleison" means "have mercy," and "Christe," unsurprisingly, means "Christ."
Weren't Catholics super into doing everything in Latin for a huge length of time?
Yes.
Why did they stick with Greek for this?
Not sure.
Why is this one also referring to God as the creator, and the Holy Spirit, not just asking for Christ/Lord to have mercy?
Don't know either.
Look, the melody's from like 800, that's pretty neat, right?
