Comments on: Advent Goodness from the OJN http://haligweorc.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/advent-goodness-from-the-ojn/ Old English: Sanctuary (formed from the words "holy" and "work" thus what goes on in a sanctuary.) This is my sanctuary for writing on religion, academics, and the other things that ground my life. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:35:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: John-Julian, OJN http://haligweorc.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/advent-goodness-from-the-ojn/#comment-5865 John-Julian, OJN Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:02:04 +0000 http://haligweorc.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/advent-goodness-from-the-ojn/#comment-5865 It certainly is good to see those hymns get wider availability. The translation was, of course, a real challenge -- sometimes rather successful, sometimes rather more mediocre, but the best I could do back then. But what I am really reminded of is that I spent a thousand hours actually hand-drawing every single one of those neums! I tried the St. Meinrad's system, but it took so long to try to re-learn the keyboard that it was easier to draw them. And now-and-again, I couldn't find enough Latin hymns to translate and had to compose my own. Since then, I have found many more I could have translated, but I actually rather (humbly, of course) like the ones I wrote. Thanks for the broad posting. It certainly is good to see those hymns get wider availability. The translation was, of course, a real challenge — sometimes rather successful, sometimes rather more mediocre, but the best I could do back then.

But what I am really reminded of is that I spent a thousand hours actually hand-drawing every single one of those neums! I tried the St. Meinrad’s system, but it took so long to try to re-learn the keyboard that it was easier to draw them.

And now-and-again, I couldn’t find enough Latin hymns to translate and had to compose my own. Since then, I have found many more I could have translated, but I actually rather (humbly, of course) like the ones I wrote.

Thanks for the broad posting.

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