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    Gwydion wrote:
 MJ> This is going to be a _very_ silly request, but here goes...

 MJ> Anyone know what the monks are chanting in Monty Python's The Holy Grail?

        "Pie Jesu Domine (thud) Dona eis requiem (thud)."

 "(Pius) Lord Jesus, grant them rest". "Pius" in Latin can have a number of
 different meanings, depending on context. When used of the gods (and by
 transference, here), it suggests "compassionate" or just "holy" in general.

 Obviously a prayer for the plague victims, probably taken from the "Dies
 Irae" sequence of the Mass for the Dead. The parallel fifths in which it
 is sung is why it sounds so authentically medieval ...

 (Surprise Mystery Guest: the Beach Boys. Go ahead, laugh, but listen to
 their latest and disregard the rhythm... eh? eh?)

    Tadhg


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