(websource: Bibliotheca Augustana)
| altissime, omnipotens, bone domine,
tuae sunt laudes, gloria, honor et omnis benedictio, tibi soli referendae sunt et nullus homo dignus est te nominare. |
soli: dative masc. singular (with tibi) |
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who is Francis praising? |
| lauderis, domine deus meus, propter omnes creaturas tuas et specialiter propter honorabilem fratrem nostrum solem, qui diescere facit et nos illuminat per lucem; |
lauderis: 2nd singular pres. subj. diescere: verb formed from noun "dies" and suffix "-sc" (for the process of becoming, dulcescere = to become sweet, sweeten) |
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what does Brother Sun do? |
| pulcher est et radians et magni
splendoris et tui, domine, symbolum praefert. |
pulcher est: subject is "sol" |
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what does the Sun symbolize? |
| laudetur dominus meus propter sororem lunam et stellas, quas in caelo creavit claras et bellas. |
creavit: subject is dominus |
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why else should God be praised? |
| laudetur dominus meus propter fratrem ventum,
aerem, nubem, serenitatem et propter omnia tempora, per quae omnibus creaturis ministrat alimentum. |
aerem, nubem... : acc. with propter ministrat: subj. is dominus meus |
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why did God create the seasons? |
| laudetur dominus meus propter sororem aquam,
quae est multum utilis, humilis, pretiosa et casta. |
multum: adverbial |
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why is Sister Water a good thing? |
| laudetur dominus meus propter fratrem ignem,
per quem noctem illuminat; ille roseus est, rutilus, invictus et acer. |
illuminat: subj. is dominus |
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why is Brother Fire a good thing? |
| laudetur dominus meus propter nostram matrem terram, quae nos sustentat et alit et producit varios fructus et varicolores flores et herbas. |
quae = terra |
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why is Mother Earth a good thing? |
| lauderis, mi domine, propter illos, qui pro tuo amore offensas dimittunt et patienter sustinent tribulationem et infirmitatem. |
illos = illos homines |
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what gives people strength to sustain troubles and illness? |
| beati illi, qui in pace sustinuerunt, quia a te, altissime, coronabuntur. |
sustinuerunt (tribulationem et infirmitatem) |
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what honor is given to the people of peace? |
| lauderis, mi domine, propter sororem nostram mortem, quam nullus vivens potest evadere. vae illis, qui moriuntur in peccato mortali! |
quam = mors |
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who is in trouble at the time of death? |
| beati illi, qui in hora mortis suae inveniunt
se conformes tuae sanctissimae voluntati, mors enim secunda non poterit eis nocere. |
conformes: takes dative |
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who cannot be harmed by death? |
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laudate et benedicite dominum meum, |
gratificamini: 2nd plural imperative illi: dative masc. singular (domino) |
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what does Francis tell the creatures of God to do? |
