tagged: Latin vernacular • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּרוֺיֶּקט הַסִּדּוּר הַפָּתוּחַ

Gaudeamus Igitur | אָז עוֹדֶֽנּוּ צְעִירִים | Az Odenu Tse’irim (So, let us rejoice), a Hebrew translation by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer of De Brevitate Vitæ (1287)

Contributor(s):

Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation), Christopher S. Morrissey (translation) and Unknown Author(s)

Categories:

Learning, Study, and School

Tags:

13th century C.E., 51st century A.M., graduation, commencement, Latin vernacular, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Hebrew translation

An original Hebrew translation of the popular medieval commercium song and graduation anthem “De Brevitate Vitæ,” more commonly known as “Gaudeamus Igitur.” First attested in 1287, this Latin poem is irrevocably associated with college life for academics all over the world. It has been translated into many languages, and this Hebrew edition can be added to the list. . . .