Hymns by Dun Karm Psaila

t'adoriam, Ostia d'amor.

Tu dell'angelo il sospiro,

tu dell'uomo sei l'onor.

T'adoriam, Ostia divina,

t'adoriam, Ostia d'amor.

Frott l-imħabba l-iżjed bnin.

Għalik l-anġli dlonk titniehed,

Inti l-hena tal-bnedmin.

Nadurawk ja Ħobż tas-Sema

Frott l-imħabba l-iżjed bnin.

Host Divine, we sing thy praise,

Thou desire of all the angels

Glory of our humble ways.

Host Divine, we bow in worship,

Host Divine, we sing thy praise.

tu dei deboli il vigor,

tu salute dei viventi,

tu speranza di chi muor.

T'adoriam, Ostia divina,

t'adoriam, Ostia d'amor.

Frott l-imħabba l-iżjed bnin.

Int is-saħħa[2] tal-qawwija,

Int il-faraġ tad-dgħajfin.[3]

Nadurawk ja Ħobż tas-Sema

Frott l-imħabba l-iżjed bnin.

Host Divine, we sing thy praise,

To the strong Thou givest meekness

And the weak to strength dost raise.

Host Divine, we bow in worship,

Host Divine, we sing thy praise.

Frott l-imħabba l-iżjed bnin.

Inti l-qawma[4] ta’ min raqad,

Inti l-għaxja[5] tal-ħajjin.

Nadurawk ja Ħobż tas-Sema

Frott l-imħabba l-iżjed bnin.

Host Divine, we sing thy praise,

Thou salvation of the living

Hope of those whom death dismays.

Host Divine, we bow in worship,

Host Divine, we sing thy praise.

tu la gioia d'ogni cuor;

ave, o Dio nascosto e grande,

tu dei secoli il Signor.

T'adoriam, Ostia divina,

t'adoriam, Ostia d'amor.

Frott l-imħabba l-iżjed bnin;

Jalla d-dinja tagħraf tħobbok,

Fik il-qlub huma henjin.

Nadurawk, ja Ħobż tas-sema,

Frott l-imħabba l-iżjed bnin.

Host Divine, we sing thy praise,

May thy children know and love Thee,

For the world thy love displays.

Host Divine, we bow in worship,

Host Divine, we sing thy praise.

Frott l-imħabba l-iżjed bnin,

Insellmulek, Alla moħbi,

Inti biss taħkem is-snin.

Nadurawk, ja Ħobż tas-sema,

Frott l-imħabba l-iżjed bnin.

Host Divine, we sing thy praise,

Hail, o God of hidden splendour

Lord of time through endless days.

Host Divine, we bow in worship,

Host Divine, we sing thy praise.

Ħares, Mulej, kif dejjem Int ħarist: (2)

Ftakar li lilha bil-oħla dawl libbist. (3)

This land whose name we received, our motherly-named Mother.

Her you have draped with a light whose grace exceeds all other.

This Motherland so dear whose name we bear!

Keep her in mind, whom Thou hast made so fair!

Rodd il-ħniena lis-sid, saħħa 'l-ħaddiem: (5)

Seddaq il-għaqda fil-Maltin u s-sliem. (6)

Grant wellness to those who work, largesse to those employing,

Make firm, make just all our bonds, the peace we are enjoying.

In master mercy, strength in man increase!

Confirm us all, in unity and peace!

Agħti tiegħek dan il-jum:

Lejk nittajjar bil-ħsieb tiegħi

Kull filgħodu malli nqum.

Fix-xemx jiddi l-ġmiel ta’ wiċċek,

Inti ssebbaħ il-ħolqien;

Isellmulek l-art u s-sema

Kull filgħodu bl-ogħla lsien.

[R.] Ja Mulejja niżżik ħajr,

Għaliex int tal-ħajja s-Sid:

Fik is-setgħa, fik il-ħniena,

Int fawwara ta’ kull ġid.

May your day be but a gift,

Every morn I soar to meet you

When my thoughts to you I lift.

In the sun your face is beaming

All creation you array,

Heav'n and earth come out to greet you

With their sweetest voice, each day.

[R.] You're the Master of all life,

So I'm grateful to you, Lord.

Full of power, full of mercy,

You are goodness, gushing forth.

Int ħaristni, Alla ħanin;

Int wennistni minn kull biżgħa,

Warrabt minni l-ħolm ħażin.

Bħal missier f’telfa ta’ mħabba

It-taħbit ta’ qalbi smajt;

Xħitt is-saħħa ġewwa sidri

Ma’ kull nifs li jiena tajt.

//R.

Through the night which passed my way,

You have shielded me from horrors,

You have pushed bad dreams away.

As a father crazed with love, you

Heard the beatings of my heart:

You've thrust power in my bosom

Every time a breath would start.

//R.

Li jitnissel f’qalbi d-dnub;

Inti taf li l-għadu tagħna

Għandu x-xbiek dejjem minsub.

Tini l-Omm tal-Iben tiegħek

Biex tħarisni mit-tiġrib,

U tgħallimni b’imħabbitha

Kif inħaddan is-salib.

//R.

I beseech you, Lord, this day,

You know well how ill ensnares us

Setting traps along the way.

Give me your Son's mother, Mary,

So to keep me from the test,

By her love she'll also teach me

To embrace the cross, as crest.

//R.

Bil-wegħda tal-mistrieħ;

Ġa beda s-sema jħammar

Fi nżul ix-xemx sabiħ:

Dalwaqt jixirfu l-kwiekeb,

Fil-għoli tas-smewwiet;

Dalwaqt il-ħajja torqod,

Kull ħoss imut fis-skiet.

[R.] Inti, li dejjem tgħammar,

Fis-sebħ ta’ jum bla tmiem,

Fid-dlam tal-lejl ħarisna,

Xerred ġo qlubna s-sliem.

Bearing a promise of rest.

Crimson is decking the sky

While sets the sun in the west.

Soon will the stars show their face

Filling the heavens up high,

Soon will the living retire,

Silence: when all noises die.

[R.] Thou, who the glorious dawn,

Dwellest, of nev'rending Day:

Shelter us when falls the night,

Peace in our hearts, sweetly lay.

Boding a time of rest;

Heaven is decked in crimson

Sun ’s setting in the west.

Stars will soon make their entrance

Filling, up high, the skies,

Soon will the living slumber,

All noise is hushed, and dies.

[R.] You, Lord, indwell the daybreak,

An endless morn you fill,

Yet we know night. So keep us,

Make our hearts whole and still.

Imqassam ħidma u serħ,

Xi waqt miksur bin-niket;

Mogħni xi waqt bil-ferħ.

Kollox mit-tieba tiegħek,

Għax int Missier ħanin,

Li trid il-ħlejjaq kollha

Bi mħabbtek biss henjin.

//R.

Split between labour and rest,

Fractured by sorrow, sometimes,

Sometimes with merriment blest.

All from thy bounty comes forth,

Father of mercy, above,

Who all thy creatures desirest

Joyous with naught but thy love.

//R.

Layers of work and rest,

Shattered, at times, by sorrow,

Sometimes with pleasure blest.

Father so rich in mercy,

All things come from your trove,

You wish to see creation

Enthralled with but your love.

//R.

’Tih l-għata, ’tih l-għajxien,

Sabbar lil min hu mibki,

Serraħ lil min għajjien.

Iġbed bil-ħlewwa l-midneb,

Li regħxek mingħajr jedd,

Tħalli lil ħadd fil-biża’,

Tal-ħaqq imur jimtedd.

//R.

Clothe them, their sustenance give,

Comfort the crying, the tir'd

Well may they rest and may live.

Sweetly draw sinners to thee,

Though they have reddened thy face

Let no one lie down in fear,

Biding chastisement, but grace.

//R.

Stand by them, Lord, today,

Comfort them, who are weeping,

The tir’d, with rest, repay.

Beckon the sinner, gently,

Who wronged you and his kin,

Let none lie down in anguish

A fear of doom within.

//R.

O kemm idoqq ħlejju dak ismek sabiħ

Kemm toħroġ qawwija dil-kelma minn qalbna

Bit-tama li talbna jagħtik l-akbar ġieħ.

[R.] Int l-għaxqa tas-sema, ix-xemx tal-ħolqien

Int l-omm ta’ min ħalqek, bik mimli kull żmien.

Your name gently rises, its beauty rings out,

The word ushers forth from our hearts, beating strongly:

We hope so to laud you, a pray'r on our mouth.

Delight of the heavens, creation's bright star,

You fill every age, for God's mother you are.

Tfakkarna o Madonna fil-lewn ta’ ħaddejk!

Jekk tidħak id-dija tal-kwiekeb irżina,

Tfakkarna o ħanina fid-dawl ta’ għajnejk!

//R.

Evokes for us, Lady, the hew of your cheeks!

Your eyes come to mind when the stars' glow and flicker,

So pure yet so mirthful, your kind radiance leaks!

//R.

Infrixt bħal qawsalla fuq ras il-bnedmin.

Int ftaħt o Marija l-għejun ta’ kull ħniena

Fuq l-aħwa ħosbiena, fuq l-aħwa ħatjin.

//R.

Unfurled as a rainbow on all humankind,

You've opened, o Mary, the wellsprings of mercy

For our troubled brethren, those guilty and blind.

//R.

Int biss tama tagħna, int qawwa tar-ruħ.

Bil-grazzja mimlija, kull waqt insellmulek,

Bil-ħrara ngħajtulek fis-siegħa tad-dmugħ.

//R.

You sate us with hope and you shore up our soul.

We greet you, and greet you, O grace-filled; when shattered

We cry our hearts out to you: come and console.

//R.

Biex il-ġieħ li jixraqlek nagħtuk,

Qalb ħanina li tagħder li taħfer,

Kif ħabbejtna nixtiequ nħobbuk.

[R.] Qalb imqaddsa ta' Ġesù

Li berikt lit-tfal ċkejknin

Kebbes fina n-nar ta' mħabbtek

Żommna miegħek imħaddnin.

To deliver the praise you deserve,

Heart of mercy, condoling, forgiving,

As we're loved, may we love, may we serve.

[R.] Sacred heart of Jesus, who

blessed the children, bless us too.

With your love set us ablaze, and

Keep us all in your embrace.

ta' Missierek l-għamara ħallejt

Int li tgħaxxaq is-sema bi ġmielek,

ta' suritna fil-faqar inħbejt.

//R.

You took off from your Father's abode,

You whose beauty enraptures the heavens,

in the want of our form, hid your lode.

//R.

Meta b'daqqa ta' lanza nifduk,

Int għallimtna tan-niket il-hena,

Int għallimtna fil-hemm inberkuk.

//R.

The last drop of your blood as a boon,

There you fed us with sorrows' contentment,

There you taught us to bless you in doom.

//R.