Final station of the Cross at Immaculate Conception Cleveland

Pleasant day of socializing and worship. Here is a piece, a rondeau (in French), performed by Mignarda, during their splendid performance at Immaculate Conception.

When I simply lose sight of you
You, by whom I am so cherished,
My misfortune attacks me so fiercely
That I am so overcome with sadness,
That it would take little for my heart to fail.

Because I have become yours
More than anyone’s under the heaven,
All my joy leaves me
When I simply lose sight of you
By whom I am held so dear,
My misfortune attacks me so fiercely.

That I can well see that I am stripped
Of all my goods, dumb like a beast,
For whom there is no longer warmth,
For well I know that I must be
Alone, deprived of every good thing.

When I simply lose sight of you
You, by whom I am so cherished,
My misfortune attacks me so fiercely
That I am so overcome with sadness,
That it would take little for my heart to fail.

Johannes Ockeghem (c.1425 – 1497)

Book by Mater Dolorosa lecturer David J. Rothenberg, chair of the Case Western Music Department