Latin-English:
| Veni, | veni | Emmanuel | captivum | solve | Israel, |
| v-imp | v-imp | n.-voc.sg.m | n-acc.sg.m | v-imp | n.-acc.sg.m |
| come! come! Emmanuel captive release! Israel |
| qui | gemit | in | exilio, | privatus | Dei | Filio. |
| pn-r | v-3s.pres | p | n-abl.sg.n | vp-pf.nom.sg.m | n.-gen.sg.m | n-abl.sg.m |
| who sighs in exile having-been-deprived-of of-God from-son |
** Refrain
| Gaude, | gaude, | Emmanuel | nascetur | pro | te, | Israel. |
| v-imp | v-imp | n.-nom.sg.m | v-fu.3s | p | pn-abl.2s | n.-voc.sg.m |
| rejoice! rejoice! Emmanuel will-be-born for you Israel |
| Veni, | O | Jesse | virgula, | ex | hostis | tuos | ungula, |
| v-imp | ij | n.-gen.sg.m | n-voc.sg.f | p | n-gen.sg.m | adj-acc.pl.m | n-abl.sg.f |
| come! O of-Jesse little-twig out-of of-enemy yours from-hoot |
| de | specu | tuos | tartari | educ, | et | antro | barathri. |
| p | n-abl.sg | adj-acc.pl.m | n-gen.sg.m | v-imp | cj | n-abl.sg.n | n-gen.sg.n |
| from cave yours of-hell draw! and from-cave of-abyss |
**R
| Veni, | veni | O | Oriens, | solare | nos | adveniens, |
| v-imp | v-imp | ij | n-voc.sg.m | v-imp | pn-acc.1p | vp-voc.sg.n |
| come! come! O one-rising comfort! us arriving |
| noctis | depelle | nebulas, | dirasque | noctis | tenebras. |
| n-gen.sg.f | v-imp | n-acc.pl.f | adj-acc.pl.f/cj | n-gen.sg.f | n-acc.pl.f |
| of-night drive-away! fogs and-fearful-ones of-night shadows |
**R
| Veni | Clavis | Davidica, | regna | reclude | coelica, |
| v-imp | n-voc.sg.f | adj-voc.s.f | n-acc.pl.n | v-imp | adj-acc.p.n |
| come! key of-David territories open! of-heaven |
| fac | iter | tutum | superum, | et | claude | vias | inferum. |
| v-imp | n-acc.sg.n | vp-pf.acc.sg.n | adj-acc.sg.n | cj | v-imp | n-acc.pl.f | adj-acc.sg.n |
| make! journey having-been-defended upper and shut! ways lower |
**R
| Veni, | veni | Adonai, | qui | populo | in | Sinai, |
| v-imp | v-imp | n-voc.sg.m | pn-r | n-dat.sg.m | p | n-abl.sg.f |
| come! come! Adonai who to-people in Sinai |
| legem | dedisti | vertice, | in | maiestate | gloriae. |
| n-acc.sg.f | v-pf.2s | n-abl.sg.m | p | n-abl.sg.f | n-gen.sg.f |
| law you-gave on-top in majesty of-indication |
**R
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Veni, Veni Emmanuel is a Latin Advent Hymn derived from the O Antiphon for Advent, "O Emmanuel", "O Radix Jesse", "O Oriens", "O Clavis David", "O Adonai".
References:
Thomas Helmore, Accompanying Harmonies to the Hymnal Noted. Part I (1852), #65
