Gregorian - So Sad

Way back in 1991, So Sad was a pop song that mixed Gregorian chants with pop sounds and vocals in the vein of Enigma(the man behind the band, Frank Peterson, was previously a member of Enigma). Enigma's Sadeness part 1 and the songs that followed are memorable for 2 things - the Gregorian chanting and also they were some of the first successful pop tracks that were written on DAWs - digital audio workshops - software for arranging loops and samples on a computer. Novelty back in the early nineties, DAWs have become the standard for music production in the millennium.

Ever wonder what the latin chanters are saying? Well here is a transcript -

Gloria in Excelsis Deo x3

Qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis
Qui tollis peccata mundi,
suscipe deprecationem nostram

Qui sedes ad dexteram patris, miserere nobis
Gratias agimus tibi,
propter magnum gloriam tuum

Jesu Christu... Amen x3