[1] The words are a Christian formula closely associated with St. Benedict and the Benedictine order. It is meant to fend off the devil and his temptations.
Note: Satanās, -ae
[1/m]: Satan; the Devil; a Greek type noun with a separate vocative form: Satanā
Crux sacra sit
mihi lūx │ May the holy cross be my light
Nōn dracō sit mihi dux │ May not
the serpent be my guide
Vade retrō Satanā,
│ Move back, Satan,
Numquam suādē mihi
vāna │ Never promote your vanities to me
Sunt mala quae
lībās, │ What [the things] you pour out is [are] evil,
Ipse venēna bibās
│ May you drink / you should drink / drink the
poison(s) yourself.
We’ve looked at
separate verses; now we put it together
Gaudeāmus igitur, │ Let us, therefore, rejoice
Iuvenēs dum sumus,
Gaudeāmus igitur,
Iuvenēs dum sumus!
Post iūcundam
iuventūtem,
Post molestam
senectūtem,
Nōs habēbit humus,
Nōs habēbit humus.
V2
Ubi sunt quī ante
nōs
In mundō fuēre
Ubī sunt quī ante
nōs
In mundō fuēre
V3
Abeās ad īnferōs, │ May you go away to
the underworld,
Trānseās ad superōs │ May you cross over to
the heavens
Quōs sī vīs vidēre
Quōs sī vīs vidēre
Vīvat Acadēmia, │ May the Academy live
[= long live the Academy]
Vīvant professōrēs, │ May the professors live
[= long live the professors]
Vīvat Acadēmia,
Vīvant professōrēs,
Vīvat membrum quodlibet, │ May each member
live
Vīvant membra quaelibet, │ May all members
live
Semper sint in
flōre! │ May they always be in bloom!
Semper sint
in flōre!
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