NOTES:

When I think modal, I start thinking of Gregorian Chant.

This uses Phrygian.

As to the text, have any of you Harry Potter fans noticed that Rowling’s idea of spells are just basically Latin words? I thought maybe I could do something with that.

To all you Latin buffs… I apologize for the pronunciation…

This didn’t come out exactly as I hoped… but hey, that’s FAWM.

One last note – the original lyrics had “Occulus Reparo” (Translated – Fix Eyes) as the third line as part of the joke… and the end had “Cogito Ergo Doleo” (Translated – I think therefore I’m depressed) just before Nox… but I forgot to sing them.. so I just cut them out.

LYRICS:

Lumos

Lumos Maxima

Accio Lexicon Latinus

Engorgio Vocabularium

Canto

Cantas

Cantat

Vivant Linguae Mortuae

Nox

Very rough Translation for those not into Latin or Harry Potter -

Light

Maximum Light

Bring me a Latin Dictionary

Expand the Vocabulary

I sing

You sing

He sings

Long Live Dead Languages

Night

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