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The School Hymn

"Gaudeamus Igitur"

A note from Sharon
We all sang the School Hymn - "Gaudeamus Igitur"
We were all amazed that we still knew the words - which are Latin!!
We only sang the first verse thankfully!
It was quite a rousing rendition!
You can hear a version of the Hymn by clicking on the "play" button below
There is also a copy of the lyrics - original and translated into English
I am sure I had no idea what the translation was at the time
Some of the translations of the other verses are very interesting!!
A little later a few of us sang - "Boomeracka Boomeracka Bish Boom Bah"
We sang that song on Sports Days!

MP3 Version of the Hymn

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Lyrics - and English translation

Gaudeamus igitur Juvenes dum sumus Post jucundum juventutem Post molestam senectutem Nos habebit humus	Let us rejoice therefore While we are young After a pleasant youth After a troublesome old age The earth will have us

Ubi sunt qui ante nos In mundo fuere? Vadite ad superos Transite in inferos Hos si vis videre	Where are they Who were in the world before us? You may cross over to heaven You may go to hell If you wish to see them

Vita nostra brevis est Brevi finietur Venit mors velociter Rapit nos atrociter Nemini parcetur	Our life is brief It will be finished shortly Death comes quickly Atrociously, it snatches us away No one is spared

Vivat academia Vivant professores Vivat membrum quodlibet Vivat membra quaelibet Semper sint in flore	Long live the academy! Long live the teachers! Long live each male student! Long live each female student! May they always flourish!

Vivant omnes virgines Faciles, formosae Vivant et mulieres Tenerae amabiles Bonae laboriosae	Long live all maidens Easy and beautiful! Long live mature women also Tender and loveable And full of good labor

Vivant et republica et qui illam regit Vivat nostra civitas Maecenatum caritas Quae nos hic protegit	Long live the State And the One who rules it! Long live our City And the charity of benefactors Which protects us here!

Pereat tristitia Pereant osores Pereat diabolus Quivis antiburschius Atque irrisores *(vers. C. W. Kindeleben 1781)*	Let sadness perish! Let haters perish! Let the devil perish! Let whoever is against our school Who laughs at it, perish!