Re: A question about the \"moment of perfect beauty\"
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Perhaps the image of Monks come from teh source of the Music.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, arial">quote:</font><HR> The chant is a Gregorian chant, part of the Christmas Mass.
The Latin lyrics:
Puer natus est nobis et filius datus est nobis;
cujus imperium super humerum ejus;
et vocabitur nomen ejus,
consilii Angelus.
Cantate Domino canticum novum;
quia mirabilia fecit.
One English translation of which is:
Unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given;
on whose shoulders the world's dominion rests;
whose name is;
He who was sent to us from the great Heavenly Wonder-Counselor.
Sing unto the Lord a new song.
He has made wonders.
There are two quotes here, one from Isaiah 9:6, the other from Psalm 98:1:
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
O sing unto the Lord a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.
Whether this particular chant has any bearing on the story, or was just selected because it sounds good, is an interesting question, ...
JMS Speaks:
It also keeps the Sheridan Learning Stuff thread going, and works in a nice balance to the rest of the episode. Here he's going nuts, being harrassed, and his command is on the line... so he has to learn to bend his knee, accept silence, give up his command symbolically by giving up the stat bar, and finding one perfect moment of peace.
Yes, Kosh asking Sheridan "what is this place?" was more for his benefit than Kosh's, to underline where they were, and what he was about to experience even in such a place. Also, in psychotheraputic terms, specifically dream analysis, when you travel to your cellar in your dream, it's in part to confront something in your subconscious, to learn something that may not be expressable in words.
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The 3 most common elements in the Universe:
Hydrogen, Greed, Stupidity!
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, arial">quote:</font><HR> The chanting automatically conjured up images of friars in my mind, but how would a bunch of monks arrive on the station without someone noticing? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Perhaps the image of Monks come from teh source of the Music.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, arial">quote:</font><HR> The chant is a Gregorian chant, part of the Christmas Mass.
The Latin lyrics:
Puer natus est nobis et filius datus est nobis;
cujus imperium super humerum ejus;
et vocabitur nomen ejus,
consilii Angelus.
Cantate Domino canticum novum;
quia mirabilia fecit.
One English translation of which is:
Unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given;
on whose shoulders the world's dominion rests;
whose name is;
He who was sent to us from the great Heavenly Wonder-Counselor.
Sing unto the Lord a new song.
He has made wonders.
There are two quotes here, one from Isaiah 9:6, the other from Psalm 98:1:
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
O sing unto the Lord a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.
Whether this particular chant has any bearing on the story, or was just selected because it sounds good, is an interesting question, ...
JMS Speaks:
It also keeps the Sheridan Learning Stuff thread going, and works in a nice balance to the rest of the episode. Here he's going nuts, being harrassed, and his command is on the line... so he has to learn to bend his knee, accept silence, give up his command symbolically by giving up the stat bar, and finding one perfect moment of peace.
Yes, Kosh asking Sheridan "what is this place?" was more for his benefit than Kosh's, to underline where they were, and what he was about to experience even in such a place. Also, in psychotheraputic terms, specifically dream analysis, when you travel to your cellar in your dream, it's in part to confront something in your subconscious, to learn something that may not be expressable in words.
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The 3 most common elements in the Universe:
Hydrogen, Greed, Stupidity!
