Hymn to St. Gennaro at Nocturnes
1.
Heaven, earth, and seas,
They bring forth sweet songs;
Certainly worthy by these swift boats (cutters)
Gennaro is the leader.
2.
This most unconquerable martyr
Made strong by divine virtues
Despises the threats of the prince,
The hand of the executioner he does not know.
3.
Happy he approached torture
As if hungry at a banquet.
New kinds of punishment
His mind passed over undaunted.
4.
His guard, whom the most evil
spirit blinds in his heart,
is deprived by the judge God
even of the light of the flesh.
5.
The outstanding martyr
Prostrate with prayers heals,
Many abandon the darkness,
They return to the true light.
6.
Let there be glory to the unbegotten…