About the song
Occasion:
The Transfiguration of the Savior
(Η Μεταμόρφωση του Σωτήρος)
Composer & Lyricist: Unknown
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Lyrics
Μετεμορφώθης ἐν τῷ ὄρει
Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός
δείξας τοῖς Μαθηταῖς Σου
τὴν δόξαν Σου
καθὼς ἠδύναντο
( Metemorfothis en to ori,
Khriste o Theos,
dixas tys Mathites Su,
tin doxan Su,
kathos idynanto. )
You were transfigured on the mountain,
O Christ the God,
having shown it to Your Disciples,
Your glory,
insofar as they could (handle).
Λάμψον καὶ ἡμῖν
τοῖς ἁμαρτωλοῖς
τὸ φῶς Σου τὸ ἀΐδιον
πρεσβείαις τῆς Θεοτόκου
( Lampson ke imin
tys amartolys
to fos Su to ayidion
presvies tis Theotoku. )
Shine also on us
the sinners
Your eternal light,
by the privileges of the Theotokos.
Φωτοδότα δόξα Σοι
( Fotodota, doxa Sy. )
O Giver of light, glory to You.
Bible Quotes
ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 17:1-6
[ Patriarchal Text, 1904 ]
[ Το Πατριαρχικό Κείμενο (BYZ04) ]
Καὶ μεθ᾽ ἡμέρας ἓξ παραλαμβάνει ὁ Ἰησοῦς τὸν Πέτρον καὶ Ἰάκωβον καὶ Ἰωάννην τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀναφέρει αὐτοὺς εἰς ὄρος ὑψηλὸν κατ᾽ ἰδίαν·
καὶ μετεμορφώθη ἔμπροσθεν αὐτῶν, καὶ ἔλαμψε τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ὡς ὁ ἥλιος, τὰ δὲ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο λευκὰ ὡς τὸ φῶς.
καὶ ἰδοὺ ὤφθησαν αὐτοῖς Μωσῆς καὶ Ἠλίας μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ συλλαλοῦντες.
ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Πέτρος εἶπε τῷ Ἰησοῦ· Κύριε, καλόν ἐστιν ἡμᾶς ὧδε εἶναι· εἰ θέλεις, ποιήσωμεν ὧδε τρεῖς σκηνάς, σοὶ μίαν καὶ Μωσεῖ μίαν καὶ μίαν Ἠλίᾳ.
ἔτι αὐτοῦ λαλοῦντος ἰδοὺ νεφέλη φωτεινὴ ἐπεσκίασεν αὐτούς, καὶ ἰδοὺ φωνὴ ἐκ τῆς νεφέλης λέγουσα· οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ἀγαπητός, ἐν ᾧ εὐδόκησα· αὐτοῦ ἀκούετε·
καὶ ἀκούσαντες οἱ μαθηταὶ ἔπεσον ἐπὶ πρόσωπον αὐτῶν καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν σφόδρα.
Matthew 17:1-6
[ English Standard Version (ESV) ]
And after six days Jesus took with Him Peter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.
And He was transfigured before them, and His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light.
And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with Him.
And Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good that we are here. If You wish, I will make three tents here, one for You and one for Moses and one for Elijah.”
He was still speaking when, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to Him.”
When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces and were terrified.