The Real Anthem: Agni Parthene 2

Lorenzo: Here's the translation. The previous post was in the original Greek.

Anselmo: Okay, I get it now.

Rejoice, O Bride Unwedded

O Virgin pure, immaculate/ O Lady Theotokos

O Virgin Mother, Queen of all/ and fleece which is all dewy

More radiant than the rays of sun/ and higher than the heavens

Delight of virgin choruses/ superior to Angels.

Much brighter than the firmament/ and purer than the sun's light

More holy than the multitude/ of all the heav'nly armies.

Rejoice, O Bride Unwedded!

O Ever Virgin Mary/ of all the world, the Lady

O bride all pure, immaculate/ O Lady Panagia

O Mary bride and Queen of all/ our cause of jubilation

Majestic maiden, Queen of all/ O our most holy Mother

More hon'rable than Cherubim/ beyond compare more glorious

than immaterial Seraphim/ and greater than angelic thrones.

Rejoice, O Bride Unwedded!

Rejoice, O song of Cherubim/ Rejoice, O hymn of angels

Rejoice, O ode of Seraphim/ the joy of the archangels

Rejoice, O peace and happiness/ the harbor of salvation

O sacred chamber of the Word/ flow'r of incorruption

Rejoice, delightful paradise/ of blessed life eternal

Rejoice, O wood and tree of life/ the fount of immortality.

Rejoice, O Bride Unwedded!

I supplicate you, Lady/ now do I call upon you

And I beseech you, Queen of all/ I beg of you your favor

Majestic maiden, spotless one/ O Lady Panagia

I call upon you fervently/ O sacred, hallowed temple

Assist me and deliver me/ protect me from the enemy

And make me an inheritor/ of blessed life eternal.

Rejoice, O Bride Unwedded!

The Real Anthem: Agni Parthene 1

Lorenzo: Hi guys! A little correction here. The real anthem of the EOGC is the Agni Parthene. The previous song was the EOGC's inaugural hymn.

Anselmo: My bad.

Lorenzo: No harm done.

Agni Parthene (O Virgin Pure)

S.TI	Greek Original	Transliteration
1.Aα	Ἁγνὴ Παρθένε Δέσποινα, ἄχραντε Θεοτόκε,	Agní Parthéne Déspina, Áhrante Theotóke,
R	Χαῖρε νύμφη ἀνύμφευτε.	Hére Nímfi Anímfefte.
1.Aβ	Παρθὲνε μὴτηρ ἄνασσα, πανένδροσέ τε πόκε.  R	Parthéne Mítir Ánassa, Panéndrose te póke.  R
1.Bα	Ὑψηλοτέρα οὐρανῶν ἀκτίνων λαμπροτέρα,  R	Ipsilotéra Uranón, aktínon lamprotéra,  R
1.Bβ	Χαρὰ παρθενικῶν χορῶν ἀγγέλων ὑπερτέρα.  R	Hará parthenikón horón, angélon ipertéra,  R
1.Cα	Ἐκλαμπροτέρα οὐρανῶν, φωτὸς καθαρωτέρα,  R	Eklamprotéra uranón fotós katharotéra,  R
1.Cβ	Τῶν οὐρανίων στρατιῶν, πασῶν ἁγιωτέρα.  R	Ton Uraníon stratión pasón agiotéra.  R
2.Aα	Μαρία ἀειπάρθενε κόσμου παντὸς Κυρία,  R	María Aipárthene kósmu pantós Kiría,  R
2.Aβ	Ἄχραντε νύμφη πάναγνε, Δέσποινα Παναγία.  R	Áhrante Nímfi Pánagne, Déspina Panagía,  R
2.Bα	Μαρία νύμφη ἄνασσα, χαρᾶς ἡμῶν αἰτία,  R	María Nímfi Ánassa, harás imón etía,  R
2.Bβ	Κόρη σεμνή, Βασίλισσα, Μήτηρ ὑπεραγία.  R	Korí semní Vasílissa, Mítir iperagía,  R
2.Cα	Τιμιωτέρα Χερουβίμ, ὑπερενδοξοτέρα,  R	Timiotéra Heruvím, iperendoxotéra  R
2.Cβ	Τῶν ἀσωμάτων Σεραφίμ, τῶν θρόνων ὑπερτέρα.  R	Ton asomáton Serafím, ton Thrónon ipertéra.  R
3.Aα	Χαῖρε τὸ ᾆσμα Χερουβίμ, χαῖρε ὕμνος ἀγγέλων,  R	Hére to ásma Heruvím, hére ímnos angélon,  R
3.Aβ	Χαῖρε ᾠδὴ τῶν Σεραφίμ, χαρὰ τῶν ἀρχαγγέλων.  R	Hére odí ton Serafím, hará tón Arhangélon,  R
3.Bα	Χαῖρε εἰρήνη καὶ χαρά, λιμὴν τῆς σωτηρίας,  R	Hére iríni ke hará, limín tis sotirías,  R
3.Bβ	Παστὰς τοῦ Λόγου ἱερά, ἄνθος τῆς ἀφθαρσίας.  R	pastás tu Lógu ierá, ánthos tis aftharsías,  R
3.Cα	Χαῖρε παράδεισε τρυφῆς, ζωῆς τε αἰωνίας.  R	Hére Parádise trifís, zoís te eonías,  R
3.Cβ	Χαῖρε τὸ ξύλον τῆς ζωῆς, πηγὴ ἀθανασίας.  R	Hére to xílon tis zoís, pigí athanasías.  R
4.Aα	Σὲ ἱκετεύω Δέσποινα, σὲ νῦν ἐπικαλοῦμαι.  R	Se iketévo Déspina, Se, nin, epikalúme,  R
4.Aβ	Σὲ δυσωπῶ Παντάνασσα, σὴν χάριν ἐξαιτοῦμαι.  R	Se disopó Pantánassa, Sin hárin exetúme.  R
4.Bα	Κόρη σεμνὴ καὶ ἄσπιλε, Δέσποινα Παναγία,  R	Korí semní ke áspile, Déspina Panagía,  R
4.Bβ	Θερμῶς ἐπικαλοῦμαί σε, ναὲ ἡγιασμένε.  R	Thermós epikalúme Se, Naé igiasméne,  R
4.Cα	Ἀντιλαβοῦ μου, ρῦσαί με ἀπὸ τοῦ πολεμίου  R	Antilavú mu, ríse me apó tu polemíu,  R
4.Cβ	Καὶ κληρονόμον δεῖξόν με ζωῆς τῆς αἰωνίου.  R	Ke klironómon díxon me zoís tis eoníu.  R

We Are the New Byzantium

Anselmo: This may be a hymn from the Orthodox Church, but it's also the official anthem of the EOGC, unlike the An Die Freude. It was suggested by Cardinal Zhang, even though he's Catholic.

Lorenzo: He was ordained in the Byzantine Rite, like me; that explains everything. Byzantine Rite Catholics are Catholics. They just follow the practices of the Orthodox, but their loyalty is the same as the rest of the Church.