Battle of Lepanto - Clamavi De Profundis

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"Battle of Lepanto" is a song commissioned by one of our fans, Eryn Huntington and several of her friends. We hope you enjoy it:)

Happy Feast of the Holy Rosary!

Song Description:
We wrote this piece in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary under her titles of: Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Our Lady of Victory, and Our Lady of Guadalupe. The Battle of Lepanto was Oct 7, 1571.

The piece begins with string tones inspired from a charting of Our Lady of Guadalupe's Tilma. Next follows a motif from a hymn "O Queen of the Holy Rosary" sounded by a clarinet. (The piece ends with this same motif). Next begins the Gregorian chant "Ave Maria". This is paused to begin the historic content of the piece. We used lyrics from G.K. Chesterton's "Lepanto" as the body of the pieces to drive the story forward. We made the refrain from various prayers or sayings. "Confugimus, Sancta Dei Genitrix, and Sub Tuum Praesidium" are all phrases within a very ancient prayer to the Blessed Virgin that begins "Sub Tuum Praesidium". The words "Signum Magnum" appear in the book of the Apocalypse (Revelation) 12:1 - "And a great sign appeared in heaven" and is used as the introit from the Mass of the Assumption (Aug. 15). The words "in hoc signum vinces" are taken from a vision that Constantine had before taking Rome: "In this sign you shall conquer". While in his case, the sign was the cross, we wanted to demonstrate that in this battle, and in our lives, it is by the sign of Our Lady that we shall conquer...specifically the Rosary.

The entire translation of the Latin refrain is as follows:
Confugimus - We fly unto thee
Sancta Dei Genitrix - Holy Mother of God
Signum Magnum - A great sign
In hoc signum vinces - by this sign, you shall conquer
Confugimus
Sub tuum praesidium - Under thy protection
Guadalupe - (A title of Our Lady taken from a word that means "one who will crush the serpent's head)
In hoc signum vinces

In the verse "Galleys clash..." we wanted to show that we are still fighting for our souls through our prayers to Our Lady. "Fingers worn now draw forth their beads" - We specifically thought of the prayers of the religious, whose fingers are worn not so much from toil so to speak, but from rigorous prayer.

We composed and arranged the piece. My family sang it.

Please no bad language in the comments. We want this to be family friendly:) Thank you!

Lyrics:
Battle of Lepanto

Ave Maria
Gratia plena All men
Dominus tecum
Benedicta tu in mulieribus

They have dared the white republics up the capes of Italy,
They have dashed the Adriatic round the Lion of the Sea,
And the Pope has cast his arms abroad for agony and loss,
And called the kings of Christendom for swords about the Cross,

Chorus
CONFUGIMUS
SANCTA DEI GENITRIX
SIGNUM MAGNUM
IN HOC SIGNUM VINCES
CONFUGIMUS
SUB TUUM PRAESIDIUM
GUADALUPE
IN HOC SIGNUM VINCES

The Pope was in his chapel before day or battle broke,
(Don John of Austria is hidden in the smoke.)
He sees as in a mirror on the monstrous twilight sea
The crescent of his cruel ships whose name is mystery;
St. Michael’s on his mountain in the sea-roads of the north
(And now Don John of Austria is girt and going forth.)
He shakes his lance of iron and he claps his wings of stone;
The noise is gone through Normandy; the noise is gone alone;

Chorus

Et benedictus fructus ventris tui Jesus
Sancta Maria
Mater Dei
Ora pro nobis peccatoribus
Nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.

Where, risen from a doubtful seat and half attainted stall,
The last knight of Europe taketh weapons from the wall,
The last and lingering troubadour to whom the bird has sung,
That once went singing southward when all the world was young,
In that enormous silence, tiny and unafraid,
Comes up along a winding road the noise of the Crusade.
Strong gongs groaning as the guns boom far,
Now Don John of Austria is going to the war,

Chorus

BRIDGE:
Galleys clash, a battle of creeds,
Fingers worn now draw forth their beads
Many Aves pierce the sky
Victory shall come from on High

Chorus

[ClamaviDeProfundis]

"Battle of Lepanto" is a song commissioned by one of our fans, Eryn Huntington and several of her friends. We hope you enjoy it:)

[gabrielperes]

"There is no paradise for cowards!"
-D. Juan de Austria, Holy League fleet commander, before the Battle of Lepanto

[TheManFromWaco]

If you want to do a sequel (or perhaps a prequel) G.K. Chesterton's "The Ballad of the White Horse" about King Alfred the Great's battle against the pagan Danes at Eddington seems like it's just begging to be adapted in this style.

[PermanenceAesthetic]

I am an Orthodox Christian and have much love for my traditional Catholic brothers. May we eventually - with Christ’s help - be One Church again. Through the intercession(s) of Our Lady, Our Lord blessed the mighty warriors at Lepanto; may He bless all of you here as well! ☦️

[lukefernandez]

One of my ancestors was a Knight of the Order of Saint John in this battle. don’t know much about him at all, but my family very much celebrates this event. Ave Christus Rex!

[Powerranger-leup]

The beginning is the only Latin I know because it is the Hail Mary. The Blessed Mother is loving and Christ loves her.

[ashleytrujillo]

This is my 6 yo son's favorite song. He gave our church a free concert during Mass today from our very echo-y bathrooms. The whole church could hear him belting out the chorus.😂

[gabriel_tormentaroja]

As someone who live in Spain. I love this song. Thank you very much Clamavi Profundis.

[jennywc]

And with the victory or Lepanto, devotion to Our Lady of the Rosary started. You show me an army that devoutly and reverently prays the Rosary, and I'll show you an army that will never be defeated in battle.

[MKUltra]

As a Spaniard raised in the old Lepanto Barracks in Barcelona, this song really has really touched me... I think I may have listened to it more than 30 times in a day :) Masterpiece!

[vivacristorei]

I'm Brazilian and I really admire your songs may our lady bless you

[CantusTropus]

My favorite musicians singing an adaptation of my favorite poem? This is truly a great day. My only regret is that it couldn't be a word-for-word recreation of the poem, but I understand that changes are necessary to translate poetry into song effectively, so that's OK. God Bless!

[titanscerw]

452 years ago to this day!
Our Lady of Victory, ora pro nobis!
Our Lady of Rosary, ora pro nobis!

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[JacobTyler]

Also, it would be amazing if you guys would do a whole series of songs like this on great battles of history like this, where Christendom was saved and/or triumphed against the odds. The Battle of Tours/Charles the Hammer, The Siege of Vienna, etc.

[robju]

Thank you. My family (Malanotti and Manfroni) served the (HRE)/Hapsburg court at this time. The Cologna and Maffei families of Rome served the Pope. We are proud to have served in the taking of Jerusalem in 1099, the saving of Vienna and spilling our blood in the taking of Belgrade. Deus Vult.

[pridelander]

There's truly nothing like hearing Clamavi De Profundis sing in Latin.

[jpigg]

So excited to discover this song by Clamavi De Profundis.

My kids always listen to Durin's song before bed. It is part of our wind down procedure. Cannot wait to incorporate this little gem. Keep em coming guys!

[edwardbolin]

Absolutely amazing. The Battle of Lepanto is one of my favorite poems. I would love to hear a full version someday!
Great work CDP! Thank you for another incredible work.

[MarkusMagier]

Thank you very much for this song on the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. Ave Maria!

[jacoporegini]

As a Venitian, this might be the coolest thing I've ever heard. Viva la Serenissima! Viva San Marco. Viva Clamavi De Profundis!