Hi, I'm a composer working on a piece entitled "Gate of Light"; I want the title to be in Latin because the piece is based to some extent on Gregorian Chant... can anyone tell me how to write "Gate of Light" in Latin? I know that gate is "porta" and light is "lux" or "lumen", I'm just not sure of which endings to use. Much appreciation for your help, and if anyone's interested, I'll send you a copy of the score/recording! Thanks!
2007-12-06 13:16:35 · 5 answers · asked by st.dogmael 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Update: Thanks for all the help everyone! It looks like my options are "Porta Lucis" or "Ianua/Janua Lucis". I like the sound of the former, but the latter seems to be poetically closer to the meaning of the phrase... I will post a link with a MIDI recording of the piece and a .pdf score next week when it's finished. Thanks again!
2007-12-07 11:38:34 · update #1
Porta lucis
Janua lucis
Porta may be gate of any type, but especially of a city or town.
Janua is the front door to a house, but may also be used for a gate that's the entrance to a location.
Lucis for both - genitive case of lux.
2007-12-06 13:52:29 · answer #1 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I'm not exactly a scholar, but I've been studying Latin for a few years and I trust I cand tell you "which endings to use"....
"Gate" will be in the Nominative, so just take the first form of a noun that appears in the dictionary. "Light" is in the Genitive, so for "lux" it will be "lucis", and for "lumen" it will be "luminis".
Now, on the choice of words... As far as I know, "lumen" has a more concrete meaning (figurative uses include "lamp" and "window"), whereas "lux" is used in more abstract contexts - in the Genesis, when God says "Let there be Light!", the Latin version is "et Lux facta est" ("and there was Light"). I think you need a word to express spiritually, so I'd strongly recommand "lux" instead of "lumen".
As for a term for "gate", "porta" is a beautiful word, but you could also consider other, more poetic, terms with similar meanings, like "fores" (the two leaves of a folding door) or "ianua" (the "door of a house", but figuratively "pathway" or "entrance")
So, to end all this nerdish babble, you can choose from: PORTA LUCIS or FORES LUCIS or IANUA LUCIS. Good luck with choosing a title and with your work!
And a copy of the recordings sounds really nice! :D
2007-12-06 15:45:53 · answer #2 · answered by Little Miss Latin Helper 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a few friends from Spain and Italy that are fluent in Latin on MSN. I think I'll be able to have an answer for you by tomorrow especially since it is a very basic phrase. But for now I would love to see your score and music. I'm a fellow musician/composer and love Gregorian Chant.
2007-12-06 13:30:51 · answer #3 · answered by TR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-01 01:17:21 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can put it in Italian if you want:
"La porta della luce." It sounds like spanish, but it is Italian because both of the languages are from latin.
2007-12-06 13:24:20 · answer #5 · answered by The Calculus Alchemist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋