

Gregorian: Pure Chants Live in Prague
Special | 52m 43sVideo has Closed Captions
The iconic choir in concert blending timeless chants and modern classics.
Experience an emotionally charged concert featuring the iconic choir performing traditional songs and “pure” acoustic versions of fan favorites, including “In Trutina,” “O Fortuna,” “Fix You,” “In My Life,” “Sound of Silence,” and Enigma’s “Sadness Pt. I.” Special guest performers include the captivating Amelia Brightman and extraordinary male soprano Narcis.
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Gregorian: Pure Chants Live in Prague is presented by your local public television station.
Distributed nationally by American Public Television

Gregorian: Pure Chants Live in Prague
Special | 52m 43sVideo has Closed Captions
Experience an emotionally charged concert featuring the iconic choir performing traditional songs and “pure” acoustic versions of fan favorites, including “In Trutina,” “O Fortuna,” “Fix You,” “In My Life,” “Sound of Silence,” and Enigma’s “Sadness Pt. I.” Special guest performers include the captivating Amelia Brightman and extraordinary male soprano Narcis.
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♪ Procedamus in pace ♪ ♪ In nomine Christiane ♪ ♪ ANNOUNCER: From the heart of historic Prague comes the timeless power of the voice.
Experience an unforgettable journey of serenity and song.
GREGORIAN Pure Chants Live in Prague.
♪ Ahh ♪ (applause) ♪ ♪ My heart, my heart ♪ ♪ It waits in the night ♪ ♪ Troubled by the scenes ♪ ♪ Of the world passing by ♪ ♪ It waits, it waits ♪ ♪ A shadow in the storm ♪ ♪ Longing for redemption ♪ ♪ Lost and forlorn ♪ ♪ And love it goes by ♪ ♪ And life runs so fast ♪ ♪ But I believe ♪ ♪ There's a pearl in my heart ♪ ♪ Waiting for life ♪ ♪ ♪ The darkness falls ♪ ♪ The shadows come near ♪ ♪ Throwing up their hands ♪ ♪ With their dissonance and fear ♪ ♪ Their hurt it drives ♪ ♪ The sand through my skin ♪ ♪ Flowing to my heart ♪ ♪ To settle within ♪ ♪ And love it goes by ♪ ♪ And life runs so fast ♪ ♪ But I believe ♪ ♪ There's a pearl in my heart ♪ ♪ Waiting for life ♪ ♪ (singers humming) (singers humming) (singers humming) (singers humming) (singers humming) ♪ ♪ And now my pearl ♪ ♪ It shines in the day ♪ ♪ Promising redemption ♪ ♪ Promising to stay ♪ ♪ But no one sees my pearl but one ♪ ♪ People pass before it ♪ ♪ Blinded by the Sun ♪ ♪ And love it goes by ♪ ♪ And life runs so fast ♪ ♪ But I believe there's a pearl in my heart ♪ ♪ Waiting for life ♪ (applause) ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ In trutina mentis dubia ♪ ♪ Fluctuant contraria ♪ ♪ Lascivus amor ♪ ♪ Et pudicitia ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Sed eligo quod video ♪ ♪ Collum iugo prebeo ♪ ♪ Ad iugum tamen ♪ ♪ Suave ♪ ♪ Suave transeo ♪ ♪ Suave transeo ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ (applause) ♪ Life moves fast, the world is changing ♪ ♪ We'll meet darkness side by side ♪ ♪ Will unbending, we're ascending ♪ ♪ All boats rising with the tide ♪ ♪ Live your life with arms wide open ♪ ♪ Hand in hand we shall rejoice ♪ ♪ Sing out loud the words unspoken ♪ ♪ Let them hear the ode to joy ♪ ♪ Truth will guide you and provide you ♪ ♪ With a sword to conquer all ♪ ♪ Courage find us, let truth guide us ♪ ♪ Challenge what the future holds ♪ ♪ Live your life with arms wide open ♪ ♪ Hand in hand we shall rejoice ♪ ♪ Sing out loud the words unspoken ♪ ♪ Let them hear the ode to joy ♪ ♪ Ever seeking we'll find meaning ♪ ♪ Serving is the highest call ♪ ♪ Strength in kindness, let love bind us ♪ ♪ Joy for everyone and all ♪ ♪ Live your life with arms wide open ♪ ♪ Hand in hand we shall rejoice ♪ ♪ Sing out loud the words unspoken ♪ ♪ Let them hear the ode to joy ♪ ♪ Life moves forward always changing ♪ ♪ Through the dark towards the Sun ♪ ♪ We are standing right beside you ♪ ♪ One for all and all for one ♪ (applause) ♪ ♪ Semper crescis ♪ ♪ Aut decrescis ♪ ♪ Vita detestabilis ♪ ♪ Nunc obdurat ♪ ♪ Et tunc curat ♪ ♪ Ludo mentis aciem ♪ ♪ Egestatem ♪ ♪ Potestatem ♪ ♪ Dissolvit ut glaciem ♪ ♪ Sors immanis ♪ ♪ Et inanis ♪ ♪ Rota tu volubilis ♪ ♪ Status malus ♪ ♪ Vana salus ♪ ♪ Semper dissolubilis ♪ ♪ Obumbrata ♪ ♪ Et velata ♪ ♪ Michi quoque niteris ♪ ♪ Nunc per ludum ♪ ♪ Dorsum nudum ♪ ♪ Fero tui sceleris ♪ ♪ Sors salutis ♪ ♪ Et virtutis ♪ ♪ Michi nunc contraria ♪ ♪ Est affectus ♪ ♪ Et defectus ♪ ♪ Semper in angaria ♪ ♪ Hac in hora ♪ ♪ Sine mora ♪ ♪ Corde pulsum tangite ♪ ♪ Quod per sortem ♪ ♪ Sternit fortem ♪ ♪ Mecum omnes plangite ♪ (applause) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Pie Jesu, pie Jesu ♪ ♪ Pie Jesu, pie Jesu ♪ ♪ Qui tollis peccata mundi ♪ ♪ Dona eis requiem ♪ ♪ Dona eis requiem ♪ ♪ Pie Jesu, pie Jesu ♪ ♪ Pie Jesu, pie Jesu ♪ ♪ Qui tollis peccata mundi ♪ ♪ Dona eis requiem ♪ ♪ Dona eis requiem ♪ ♪ Ahh ♪ ♪ ♪ Agnus Dei, agnus Dei ♪ ♪ Agnus Dei, agnus Dei ♪ ♪ Qui tollis peccata mundi ♪ ♪ Dona eis requiem ♪ ♪ Dona eis requiem ♪ ♪ Sempiternam ♪ ♪ Dona eis requiem ♪ ♪ Sempiternam ♪ ♪ Requiem ♪ ♪ Sempiternam ♪ ♪ Requiem ♪ ♪ (applause) ♪ Ahh, ahh ♪ ♪ There are places I remember ♪ ♪ All my life though some have changed ♪ ♪ Some forever not for better ♪ ♪ Some have gone and some remain ♪ ♪ All these places have their moments ♪ ♪ With lovers and friends I still recall ♪ ♪ Some are dead and some are living ♪ ♪ In my life I've loved them all ♪ ♪ Ahh ♪ ♪ But of all these friends and lovers ♪ ♪ There is no one compares with you ♪ ♪ And these memories lose their meaning ♪ ♪ When I think of love as something new ♪ ♪ Though I know I'll never lose affection ♪ ♪ For people and things that went before ♪ ♪ I know I'll often stop and think about them ♪ ♪ In my life I loved you more ♪ ♪ Ahh ♪ ♪ In our lives ♪ ♪ We loved you all ♪ (applause) ♪ ♪ I heard there was a secret chord ♪ ♪ That David played and it pleased the Lord ♪ ♪ But you don't really care for music, do ya ♪ ♪ Well it goes like this the fourth, the fifth ♪ ♪ The minor fall and the major lift ♪ ♪ The baffled king composing Halleluja ♪ ♪ Halleluja, Halleluja ♪ ♪ Halleluja, Halleluja ♪ ♪ ♪ Baby, I've been here before ♪ ♪ I've seen this room and I've walked this floor ♪ ♪ I used to live alone before, I knew ya ♪ ♪ And it's not a cry, you hear at night ♪ ♪ It's not somebody, who's seen the light ♪ ♪ It's a cold and it's a broken Halleluja ♪ ♪ Halleluja, Halleluja ♪ ♪ Halleluja, Halleluja ♪ ♪ ♪ Well there was a time when you let me know ♪ ♪ What's really going on below ♪ ♪ But now you never show that to me, do ya ♪ ♪ Remember when I moved in you ♪ ♪ The holy dove was moving too ♪ ♪ And every breath we drew was Halleluja ♪ ♪ Halleluja, Halleluja ♪ ♪ Halleluja, Halleluja ♪ ♪ Halleluja, Halleluja ♪ ♪ Halleluja, Halleluja ♪ ♪ Halleluja, Halleluja ♪ ♪ Halleluja, Halleluja ♪ ♪ Halleluja, Halleluja ♪ ♪ Halleluja, Halleluja ♪ ♪ Halleluja ♪ (applause and cheers) ♪ Ahh ♪ ♪ Ahh ♪ ♪ Ahh ♪ ♪ It doesn't hurt me ♪ ♪ You want to feel how it feels ♪ ♪ You want to know, know that it doesn't hurt me ♪ ♪ You want to hear about the deal I'm making ♪ ♪ You, you and me ♪ ♪ And if I only could ♪ ♪ I'd make a deal with God ♪ ♪ And get him to swap our places ♪ ♪ Be running up that road ♪ ♪ Be running up that hill ♪ ♪ Be running up that building ♪ ♪ ♪ If I only could, oh ♪ ♪ ♪ You don't want to hurt me ♪ ♪ But see how deep the bullet lies ♪ ♪ Unaware that I'm tearing you asunder ♪ ♪ There is thunder in our hearts ♪ ♪ So much love for the ones we love ♪ ♪ Tell me we both matter don't we ♪ ♪ You, you and me ♪ ♪ You and me won't be unhappy ♪ ♪ If I only could ♪ ♪ I'd make a deal with God ♪ ♪ And get him to swap our places ♪ ♪ Be running up that hill ♪ ♪ Be running up that road ♪ ♪ Be running up that building ♪ ♪ ♪ If I only could, oh ♪ ♪ ♪ C'mon baby, c'mon darlin' ♪ ♪ Let me steal this moment from you now ♪ ♪ Come on angel, come on, come on darling ♪ ♪ Let's exchange the experience, oh ♪ ♪ And if I only could ♪ ♪ I'd make a deal with God ♪ ♪ And I'd get him to swap our places ♪ ♪ Be running up that hill ♪ ♪ Be running up that road ♪ ♪ With no problems ♪ ♪ And if I only could ♪ ♪ I'd make a deal with God ♪ ♪ And I'd get him to swap our places ♪ ♪ Be running up that road ♪ ♪ Be running up that hill ♪ ♪ With no problems ♪ ♪ And if I only could ♪ ♪ I'd make a deal with God ♪ ♪ And I'd get him to swap our places ♪ ♪ Be running up that road ♪ ♪ Be running up that hill ♪ ♪ With no problems ♪ (applause) ♪ Procedamus in pace ♪ ♪ In nomine Christi, amen ♪ ♪ ♪ Cum angelis et pueris ♪ ♪ Fideles inveniamur ♪ ♪ ♪ Attollite portas, principes, vestras ♪ ♪ Et elevamini, portae aeternales ♪ ♪ Et introibit rex gloriae ♪ ♪ Qius est iste rex glorie ♪ ♪ Ahh ♪ ♪ ♪ Ahh ♪ ♪ Ahh ♪ ♪ Ahh ♪ ♪ Ahh ♪ ♪ Ahh ♪ ♪ Ahh ♪ ♪ Procedamus in pace ♪ ♪ In nomine Christi, amen ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Hosanna ♪ ♪ ♪ Hosanna ♪ ♪ ♪ Hosanna ♪ ♪ ♪ Hosanna ♪ ♪ (applause and cheers) ♪ ♪ When you try your best but you don't succeed ♪ ♪ When you get what you want ♪ ♪ But not what you need ♪ ♪ When you feel so tired but you can't sleep ♪ ♪ Stuck in reverse ♪ ♪ ♪ When the tears come streaming down your face ♪ ♪ When you lose something you can't replace ♪ ♪ But if you never try you'll never know ♪ ♪ Just what your worth ♪ ♪ ♪ Lights will guide you home ♪ ♪ And ignite your bones ♪ ♪ And I will try to fix you ♪ (singer vocalizing) (singer vocalizing) (singer vocalizing) (singer vocalizing) (singer vocalizing) (singer vocalizing) (singer vocalizing) ♪ Tears stream, down on your face ♪ ♪ When you lose something you cannot replace ♪ ♪ Tears stream down on your face and I ♪ ♪ ♪ Tears stream, down on your face ♪ ♪ I promise you I will learn from my mistakes ♪ ♪ Tears stream down on your face and I ♪ ♪ Lights will guide you home ♪ ♪ And ignite your bones ♪ ♪ And I will try to fix you ♪ (applause and cheers) (applause and cheers) (applause and cheers) ♪ ♪ The world keeps changing ♪ ♪ I see my heart break into pieces ♪ ♪ And time stands still ♪ ♪ ♪ So far apart from you ♪ ♪ We said forever but now you're missing here ♪ ♪ And time stands still ♪ ♪ ♪ A thousand roads are left behind ♪ ♪ ♪ And you are always on my mind ♪ ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ Hear the angels singing ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ My heart belongs to you ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ But you have long been gone ♪ ♪ I keep marching on ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ I'm trying to forget you ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ I know what I've lost ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ Heaven was a touch away ♪ ♪ ♪ As winds blow over seas ♪ ♪ I hear your voice so very close to me ♪ ♪ And time stands still ♪ ♪ ♪ Like a forgotten dream ♪ ♪ I still remember we tried to build our world ♪ ♪ As Gods would do ♪ ♪ ♪ A thousand roads are left to walk ♪ ♪ ♪ Our memory echoes through it all ♪ ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ Hear the angels singing ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ My heart belongs to you ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ But you have long been gone ♪ ♪ I keep marching on ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ I'm trying to forget you ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ A smile that got lost ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ Heaven was a touch away ♪ ♪ ♪ I close my eyes, please tell me ♪ ♪ Why your memory keeps haunting me ♪ ♪ ♪ A changing world but still I see ♪ ♪ Your picture right in front of me ♪ ♪ (singers vocalizing) ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ Hear the angels singing ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ My heart belongs to you ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ But you have long been gone ♪ ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ I'm trying to forget you ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ I know what I lost ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ Heaven was a touch away ♪ ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ Hear the angels singing ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ My heart belongs to you ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ But you have long been gone ♪ ♪ I keep marching on ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ I'm trying to forget you ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ I know what I lost ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ Heaven was a touch away ♪ (applause and cheers) ♪ Mm, mm, mm, mm, mm ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah ♪ ♪ Come now, come by our side ♪ ♪ A place where you can hide ♪ ♪ We are the sunshine ♪ ♪ Rest your soul here and you'll find ♪ ♪ We are the energy ♪ ♪ And we bring the world to thee ♪ ♪ Open your heart now ♪ ♪ We will ease pain from your brow ♪ ♪ In a world without angels ♪ ♪ When destruction is near ♪ ♪ You can come with us here ♪ ♪ Where the people are strangers ♪ ♪ You will rest here with me ♪ ♪ In a moment of peace ♪ ♪ In a world without angels ♪ ♪ When destruction is near ♪ ♪ You can come with us here ♪ ♪ Where the people are strangers ♪ ♪ You will rest here with me ♪ ♪ In a moment of peace ♪ ♪ Light up the dark below ♪ ♪ See through the stars ♪ ♪ Reach to the Earth's flow ♪ ♪ Drift in the joy of our hearts ♪ ♪ Unleash the energy ♪ ♪ Taste of the wine ♪ ♪ Drink as a soul ♪ ♪ That knows now, the power divine ♪ ♪ In a world without angels ♪ ♪ When destruction is near ♪ ♪ You can come with us here ♪ ♪ Where the people are strangers ♪ ♪ You will rest here with me ♪ ♪ In a moment of peace ♪ ♪ In a world without angels ♪ ♪ When destruction is near ♪ ♪ You can come with us here ♪ ♪ Where the people are strangers ♪ ♪ You will rest here with me ♪ ♪ In a moment of peace ♪ ♪ Mmm ♪ ♪ Ahh ♪ (applause and cheers) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ It's a human sign ♪ ♪ When things go wrong ♪ ♪ When the scent of her lingers ♪ ♪ And temptation's strong ♪ ♪ Into the boundary ♪ ♪ Of each married man ♪ ♪ Sweet deceit comes calling ♪ ♪ And negativity lands ♪ ♪ Cold, cold heart ♪ ♪ Hard done by you ♪ ♪ Some things look better ♪ ♪ Just passing through ♪ ♪ And it's no sacrifice ♪ ♪ Just a simple word ♪ ♪ It's two hearts living ♪ ♪ In two separate worlds ♪ ♪ And it's no sacrifice ♪ ♪ No sacrifice ♪ ♪ No sacrifice at all ♪ ♪ ♪ Mutual misunderstanding ♪ ♪ After the fact ♪ ♪ Sensitivity builds a prison ♪ ♪ In the final act ♪ ♪ We lose direction ♪ ♪ No stone unturned ♪ ♪ No tears to damn you ♪ ♪ When jealousy burns ♪ ♪ And it's no sacrifice ♪ ♪ Just a simple word ♪ ♪ Two hearts living ♪ ♪ In two separate worlds ♪ ♪ And it's no sacrifice ♪ ♪ Sacrifice ♪ ♪ Sacrifice at all ♪ ♪ ♪ I gave my heart ♪ ♪ ♪ I gave my heart ♪ ♪ ♪ I gave my heart ♪ ♪ ♪ I gave my heart ♪ ♪ ♪ I gave my heart ♪ (applause and cheers) ♪ Hello darkness, my old friend ♪ ♪ I've come to talk with you again ♪ ♪ Because a vision softly creeping ♪ ♪ Left its seeds while I was sleeping ♪ ♪ And the vision that was planted in my brain ♪ ♪ Still remains ♪ ♪ Within the sound of silence ♪ ♪ In restless dreams I walked alone ♪ ♪ Narrow streets of cobblestone ♪ ♪ 'Neath the halo of a street lamp ♪ ♪ I turned my collar to the cold and damp ♪ ♪ When my eyes were stabbed ♪ ♪ By the flash of a neon light ♪ ♪ That split the night ♪ ♪ And touched the sound of silence ♪ ♪ And in the naked light I saw ♪ ♪ Ten thousand people, maybe more ♪ ♪ People talking without speaking ♪ ♪ People hearing without listening ♪ ♪ People writing songs that voices never share ♪ ♪ And no one dared ♪ ♪ Disturb the sound of silence ♪ ♪ Fools said I ♪ ♪ You do not know ♪ ♪ Silence like a cancer grows ♪ ♪ Hear my words that I might teach you ♪ ♪ Take my arms that I might reach you ♪ ♪ But my words like silent raindrops fell ♪ ♪ ♪ And echoed in the walls of silence ♪ ♪ And the people bowed and prayed ♪ ♪ To the neon God they made ♪ ♪ And the sign flashed out its warning ♪ ♪ In the words that it was forming ♪ ♪ And the sign said ♪ ♪ The words of the prophets ♪ ♪ Are written on the subway walls ♪ ♪ And tenement halls ♪ ♪ And whispered in the sounds of silence ♪ ♪ (applause and cheers) (applause and cheers) (applause and cheers) ♪ I vow to thee, my country ♪ ♪ All earthly things above ♪ ♪ We may not count her armies ♪ ♪ We may not see her King ♪ ♪ Her fortress is a faithful heart ♪ ♪ Her pride is suffering ♪ ♪ And soul by soul and silently ♪ ♪ Her shining bounds increase ♪ ♪ And her ways are ways of gentleness ♪ ♪ And all her paths are peace ♪ ♪ ♪
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