Need help translating "Imperial Acclamations"

[88Devin12]

One of my favorite pieces from Cappella Romana is "Imperial Acclamations for Constantine Palaiologos", I listened to it while standing in Hagia Sophia and it nearly brought me to tears.

I've been trying to listen and figure out what they are saying in Greek, and then trying to translate it into English. This is what I've gotten so far:

Χωρα τα ετη τον Βασιλεον.
Κωνσταντινου του εχει λει στρατου Βασιλεος και λα το κρατορους το Ρωμαιων του παρε λει ο μου χωρα τα ετη.
Κύριε σώσον του Βασιλις.
Και πα κουσον ημων.
Ναι αγιε.
Ο θεος νυμφος

It probably isn't entirely correct, and doesn't make a lot of sense when you translate it, can anyone help?

http://youtu.be/rmE8zGS2N2g

[biro]

There's always this.

http://babelfish.yahoo.com/

 

[akimori makoto]

I am not really qualified to assist, but ...

"λα το κρατορους το Ρωμαιων" surely should read "aftokratoros tou Romaion" ("ruler/autocrat of the Romans"); and
"Και πα κουσον ημων" surely should read "kai ep'akouson imon" ("and hear us/hearken unto us").

Will watch the video after work and see if I can help a bit more. I'm sure someone more qualified will get to it before me, though.

Hope this helps.

PS: how's your translation going?

[88Devin12]

I am not really qualified to assist, but ...

"λα το κρατορους το Ρωμαιων" surely should read "aftokratorous to Romaion" ("ruler/autocrat of the Romans"); and
"Και πα κουσον ημων" surely should read "kai ep'akouson imon" ("and hear us/hearken unto us").

Will watch the video after work and see if I can help a bit more. I'm sure someone more qualified will get to it before me, though.

Hope this helps.

PS: how's your translation going?

Thanks!
I was using Google Translate to translate it so pretty fast, but not always accurate (like it translates Kyrie Soson as Mr. Soson)

[akimori makoto]

I am not really qualified to assist, but ...

"λα το κρατορους το Ρωμαιων" surely should read "aftokratorous to Romaion" ("ruler/autocrat of the Romans"); and
"Και πα κουσον ημων" surely should read "kai ep'akouson imon" ("and hear us/hearken unto us").

Will watch the video after work and see if I can help a bit more. I'm sure someone more qualified will get to it before me, though.

Hope this helps.

PS: how's your translation going?

Thanks!
I was using Google Translate to translate it so pretty fast, but not always accurate (like it translates Kyrie Soson as Mr. Soson)

Haha, at least you know enough to catch such things. Good luck!

[Alveus Lacuna]

One of my favorite pieces from Cappella Romana is "Imperial Acclamations for Constantine Palaiologos", I listened to it while standing in Hagia Sophia and it nearly brought me to tears.

Do you realize that he died in communion with the Latins, having sold out Orthodoxy for political help that never came?

[biro]

So this has what to do with him listening to a piece of music? 

[88Devin12]

One of my favorite pieces from Cappella Romana is "Imperial Acclamations for Constantine Palaiologos", I listened to it while standing in Hagia Sophia and it nearly brought me to tears.

Do you realize that he died in communion with the Latins, having sold out Orthodoxy for political help that never came?

Yeah I do, it isn't that its about him specifically, but it is part of their album on the Fall of Constantinople. Its just a beautifully sung piece.

[augustin717]

I am not really qualified to assist, but ...

"λα το κρατορους το Ρωμαιων" surely should read "aftokratorous to Romaion" ("ruler/autocrat of the Romans"); and
"Και πα κουσον ημων" surely should read "kai ep'akouson imon" ("and hear us/hearken unto us").

Will watch the video after work and see if I can help a bit more. I'm sure someone more qualified will get to it before me, though.

Hope this helps.

PS: how's your translation going?

Thanks!
I was using Google Translate to translate it so pretty fast, but not always accurate (like it translates Kyrie Soson as Mr. Soson)

Haha, at least you know enough to catch such things. Good luck!

That and "kyrie soson tous evsevous" "Lord save the pious"

[88Devin12]

I am not really qualified to assist, but ...

"λα το κρατορους το Ρωμαιων" surely should read "aftokratorous to Romaion" ("ruler/autocrat of the Romans"); and
"Και πα κουσον ημων" surely should read "kai ep'akouson imon" ("and hear us/hearken unto us").

Will watch the video after work and see if I can help a bit more. I'm sure someone more qualified will get to it before me, though.

Hope this helps.

PS: how's your translation going?

Thanks!
I was using Google Translate to translate it so pretty fast, but not always accurate (like it translates Kyrie Soson as Mr. Soson)

Haha, at least you know enough to catch such things. Good luck!

That and "kyrie soson tous evsevous" "Lord save the pious"

Ah yes, thank you!

After living in Greece for 3 months and with only 2 semesters of Greek, I'm still able to pick out some words, but it has to be really slow like Byzantine Chant, I can't pick it up in conversation. (it also helps that my current teacher is also Greek and occasionally speaks either Greek or Arabic to us)

[Heorhij]

I am not really qualified to assist, but ...

"λα το κρατορους το Ρωμαιων" surely should read "aftokratoros tou Romaion" ("ruler/autocrat of the Romans"); and
"Και πα κουσον ημων" surely should read "kai ep'akouson imon" ("and hear us/hearken unto us").

Actually, Greeks pronounce αι as "e" (like in "soufflé"), and ου as "oo" (like in "taboo"). "Aftokratoroos to Romeon, ke ep'akooson imon."

I am not Greek either, but I communicate with real Greeks every once in a while, and that's what they say.

[akimori makoto]

I am not really qualified to assist, but ...

"λα το κρατορους το Ρωμαιων" surely should read "aftokratoros tou Romaion" ("ruler/autocrat of the Romans"); and
"Και πα κουσον ημων" surely should read "kai ep'akouson imon" ("and hear us/hearken unto us").

[...]Greeks pronounce αι as "e" (like in "soufflé"), and ου as "oo" (like in "taboo").[...]

Indeed, indeed, but I was not making an attempt at transliteration.

I would've typed in Greek text except that Her Majesty does not consider that I require multiple language input capability for the purposes of my employment, hah.

[ialmisry]

I am not really qualified to assist, but ...

"λα το κρατορους το Ρωμαιων" surely should read "aftokratorous to Romaion" ("ruler/autocrat of the Romans"); and
"Και πα κουσον ημων" surely should read "kai ep'akouson imon" ("and hear us/hearken unto us").

Will watch the video after work and see if I can help a bit more. I'm sure someone more qualified will get to it before me, though.

Hope this helps.

PS: how's your translation going?

Thanks!
I was using Google Translate to translate it so pretty fast, but not always accurate (like it translates Kyrie Soson as Mr. Soson)

Haha, at least you know enough to catch such things. Good luck!

That and "kyrie soson tous evsevous" "Lord save the pious"

Ah yes, thank you!

After living in Greece for 3 months and with only 2 semesters of Greek, I'm still able to pick out some words, but it has to be really slow like Byzantine Chant, I can't pick it up in conversation. (it also helps that my current teacher is also Greek and occasionally speaks either Greek or Arabic to us)

Arabic?

[88Devin12]

I am not really qualified to assist, but ...

"λα το κρατορους το Ρωμαιων" surely should read "aftokratorous to Romaion" ("ruler/autocrat of the Romans"); and
"Και πα κουσον ημων" surely should read "kai ep'akouson imon" ("and hear us/hearken unto us").

Will watch the video after work and see if I can help a bit more. I'm sure someone more qualified will get to it before me, though.

Hope this helps.

PS: how's your translation going?

Thanks!
I was using Google Translate to translate it so pretty fast, but not always accurate (like it translates Kyrie Soson as Mr. Soson)

Haha, at least you know enough to catch such things. Good luck!

That and "kyrie soson tous evsevous" "Lord save the pious"

Ah yes, thank you!

After living in Greece for 3 months and with only 2 semesters of Greek, I'm still able to pick out some words, but it has to be really slow like Byzantine Chant, I can't pick it up in conversation. (it also helps that my current teacher is also Greek and occasionally speaks either Greek or Arabic to us)

Arabic?

He lived in UAE for a few years...

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