阿拉斯加的老朋友傳送過來這個視頻,看了以後很感動。網絡真是把全人類更緊密地連接在一起了。這是一個由來自12個國家的185 合唱者在網絡上進行的大合唱。大家通過視頻鏈接在網絡世界裡,從地球上不同的地點,看着視頻裡的指揮,一起高歌吟唱Lux Aurumque (Light and Gold)。老朋友說,如果有一天全世界的人都可以通過這樣的方式去高唱貝多芬的《歡樂頌》,我們的子孫後代就將會生活在一個沒有戰爭的美好世界裡。
拉丁歌詞:
Lux, Lux Lux, Lux Lux Lux Calida Calida Gravis que Gravis que Gravis que Pura Pura velut aurum canunt et canunt et canunt
英文歌詞:
Light, Light Light, Light Light, Light Warm Warm and heavy/loaded/pregnant/deep/dignified* and heavy/loaded/pregnant/deep/dignified* and heavy/loaded/pregnant/deep/dignified* Pure Pure as if gold (They) sing/prophesy and (they) sing/prophesy and (they) sing/prophesy.
*'Gravis que' is actually written and said as one word, Gravisque, meaning "and [definition]. There are so many words listed because it actually means all of those, in a poetic sense that is difficult to capture in one word in English.