Key Largo - Catholic Hymn "May Your Ascension into Heaven be blissfull"

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Hello,

This is my first post. I am a game developer and wish to place this into a video game.

<I am unable to post links but please type “Castlevania SOTN: Prayer” in YouTube.> It is only 1 minute long.

A simply beautifull hymn that, on research means “Key Largo” which I am told in Greek means “May your ascension into heaven be blissfull.”

Is this correct?

Note I am a Muslim, but clearly the Dhikr (Muslim Hymns) is very similar to Christian Rememberance of God. There is nothing in my religion which says we cannot listen to, nor benefit from Christian hymns that are in accordance with our faith.

My questions are:

Am I free to use Hymns from Choirs?

We live in an age where the whole world seems to be on fire. I think beauty like this should be preserved - no matter which religion.

Maybe I can get an edit from a local church. Can anyone help with pointing me to Christian Hymns and their heritage?

My role as Producer means that I have to choose “the best of” each aspect in the game. I think this beauty of the church (the best of it) is preserved and shown to audiences. Remember Muslim children will also play this game. So “May your ascension into heaven be blissfull” was chosen.

With regards,

Asad
 
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Checking on Google…“Key Largo” is from the Spanish “Cayo Largo”…meaning “long key”…it’s an island in the Florida Keys
http://castlevania.wikia.com/wiki/Prayer_(Symphony_of_the_Night)..here is a site i found online…appears to be some sort of video game…it says that “key largo” is a Catholic hymn sung at mass…never heard it myself…if it’s Spanish meaning is “long key” I don’t see how it can be Greek for “may your ascension into heaven be blissful”…maybe someone else here may be able to help you further…
 
There’s nothing wrong with you, a Muslim, listening to Christian hymns. Listen away. I found the Muslim call to prayer quite beautiful when I was in the Middle East, even though I’m obviously not a Muslim.

That said, “key largo” is not Greek. 🙂
 
Thank you all. Thats part of the problem, the innacuracies. Key Largo Hymn is what one poster said. Amure Largo is what another said. Someone said it means from the Catholic hymn “May your ascention into heaven be blissfull” (in the comments section of the original youtube Prayer Hymn.

Clearly it is a Christian Choir. Which part of Latin and denomination is a mystery. I think the 1st thing to do would be a knowledge of Latin by anyone. If you hear the hymn (its under 1 minute) and understand the actual words. Thats probably the best way to decipher the hymn. You are right Key Largo is just a Cuban film/boat name. The people on the comments it seems are none the wiser.
 
Is this what you’re talking about?


While the music sounds a bit like Medieval Christian chanting I’m pretty certain the lyrics are gibberish made up by the game creators.
 
Hello Albert,

Yes. Thats the correct link. Thank you for shedding light.

Maybe it seems, the games creators, as opposed to telling us what Christian Hymns they are or which liturgies or denominations sing it, have left the followers in the dark - simply guessing. Which is why a knowledge of Latin is a prerequisite. On the comments it seems everyone seems to be having a go (but failing) at guessing at what it is. I have to admit, i am disappointed with the games creators.

I wish to do better.

Do you have any recommendations for real Christian hymns i may use?
 
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Yes…you’re right…it does sound gibberish…it’s just a chant made up by the game creators as you noted…it’s not Latin…it’s not Greek…it’s Spanish…it means Cayo Largo…(long key…long inlet)…that is all…it’s completely ridiculous to even have a Catholic (or any christian) hymn called “may your ascension into heaven be blissful”…every Christian…no matter what denomination knows that the ascension refers to Jesus Christ ascending bodily into heaven after the resurrection…nobody else…period
 
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Hello Albert,

Yes. Thats the correct link. Thank you for shedding light.

Maybe it seems, the games creators, as opposed to telling us what Christian Hymns they are or which liturgies or denominations sing it, have left the followers in the dark - simply guessing. Which is why a knowledge of Latin is a prerequisite.
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I don’t think so. Whatever it is they’re saying they just keep repeating it over and over. That’s a clue right there that it’s gibberish. When it comes to traditional Christian chant and hymnody it’s almost always the word-for-word singing of the Psalms (which is where we get Christian daily prayer from) or summaries of the other scriptures (hymns). While I don’t properly “know Latin” in the sense of being conversant in the language, I attend Mass in Latin and at least 50% of my prayers are in Latin so I’m very good at recognizing Latin. That’s not Latin. Here’s a clue: All the words in English that end in -tion (or -sion) come from Latin and sound the same. ‘Ascension’ in Latin is ‘ascensionem’, pronounced ‘ash-en-syon-em’.
On the comments it seems everyone seems to be having a go (but failing) at guessing at what it is. I have to admit, i am disappointed with the games creators.
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YouTube comments are the bottom of the barrel of foolish people talking about things they know nothing about. You did right by ignoring them and posting your question here! 😛
Do you have any recommendations for real Christian hymns i may use?
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Yes, if the style of chant in that video appealed to you you’ll likely enjoy Gregorian Chant. It’s the basis of all Western Christian liturgy. Eastern Chant has some similarities but has a distinctive sound to it. Just as beautiful in my opinion. You might also be interested in Sacred Polyphony, which is essentially different chants harmonized together. Gregorian Chant is monophonic, meaning theres only one melody, one note at a time, everyone chants that same note. Polyphonic music involves multiple different melodies being sung simultaneously by different singers. Sacred Polyphony organically evolved from earlier Gregorian Chant.

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A good example of both Gregorian plainchant and Sacred Polyphony just so happens to be one of my favorite renditions of an important Latin hymn: Tomas Luis de Victoria’s Vexilla Regis. The lyrics of Vexilla Regis were composed in the 6th century and are officially a part of Catholic liturgy. It’s the hymn sung during the Office of Vespers during Passiontide.

As a side note: similar to you Muslims, we Christians have set times of prayer throughout the day although unlike Muslims only priests, nuns, sisters, monks, and brothers are required to pray them. Some lay Christians choose to pray them anyway. The Office of Vespers is the official liturgical prayer in the evening on or around sunset. Passiontide is the two week season before Easter including Holy Week (which is the most important week in the entire Christian calendar).

Thomas Luis de Victoria was a Spanish Renaissance composer. His rendition of Vexilla Regis is but one of many. Here it is:


You’ll notice that up until around 00:47 the hymn is monophonic plainchant. That right there is Gregorian Chant. After that point the polyphony sets in. What’s cool about the video above is that they show you the musical score so you can see the two lines of plainchant on the top before the polyphony begins with the SATB grand staff on the bottom. Notice how each of the four parts begin at different times yet harmonize together. They’re singing the exact same hymn just to four different melodies!

Here’s a strictly monophonic version of Vexilla Regis sung by Ambrosian nuns. This is the official Gregorian Chant as it’s written in the Graduale Romanum which is sort of like the official universal Latin Catholic hymnal.

Some other renditions of Vexilla Regis include The Italian Renaissance composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina’s and that of the French Renaissance composer Pierre de la Rue. Lest I give you the wrong impression, polyphony did not die with the Renaissance. Here’s an example of a polyphonic rendition of Vexilla Regis by the late 19th century Austrian composer Anton Bruckner.

The TL;DR version: Search for “Gregorian Chant” and “Christian Polyphony”. 🙂
 
Hello Albert,

Clearly coming onto this forum was the correct thing. Thank you for your answer. That is a lot to take in. Music and Audio Production is now next week (the game is intended mass-market and these kind of productions are highly complex with a very strict “acceptance” process of Quality). The chant is a small, but very important part of the death sequence when the player dies.

I will be bookmarking and searching those links - and other comments, which all at least seem to be pointing me in the right direction, and whilst audio passes to be used in audio code are very expensive and time consuming (you cannot change your mind half way through, its simply too much work to re-do). One thing is certain from this thread.

I do favour the Gregorian Hymns on first hear. Polyphonic is absolutely what we were looking for.

I hope to post an update in a few weeks time.

Thank you for your assistance.

Asad
 
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Yes…you’re right…it does sound gibberish…it’s just a chant made up by the game creators as you noted…it’s not Latin…it’s not Greek…it’s Spanish…it means Cayo Largo…(long key…long inlet)…that is all…it’s completely ridiculous to even have a Catholic (or any christian) hymn called “may your ascension into heaven be blissful”…every Christian…no matter what denomination knows that the ascension refers to Jesus Christ ascending bodily into heaven after the resurrection…nobody else…period
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Goodness. Long Inlet… long inlet. That made me smile 🤣
 
Definition of largo
: at a very slow tempo —used as a direction in music

www.merriam-webster.com

Definition of LARGO

at a very slow tempo —used as a direction in music… See the full definition
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So it means, in a literal sense

Long Tempo… Long Tempo… Long Tempo…
 
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