Canticle of the Creatures

Altissimu onnipotente bon signore, tue so’ le laude, la gloria e l’honore et onne benedictione.
Ad te solo, altissimo, se konfano, et nullu homo ene dignu te mentovare.

Most High, all-powerful, good Lord, yours are the praise, the glory, the honour and every blessing.
To you alone, Most High, they belong, and no man is worthy to name you.

Laudato sie, mi signore, cum tucte le tue creature, spetialmente messor lo frate sole, lo qual è iorno et allumini noi per loi. Et ellu è bellu e radiante cum grande splendore: de te, altissimo, porta significatione.

Praised be you, my Lord, with all your creatures, especially Sir Brother Sun, who is the day, and through whom you give us light. And he is beautiful and radiant with great splendour: of you, Most High, he bears the sign.

Laudato si’, mi signore, per sora luna e le stelle: in celu l’ai formate clarite et pretiose et belle.

Praised be you, my Lord, for Sister Moon and the stars: in heaven you have formed them, clear and precious and beautiful.

Laudato si’, mi signore, per frate vento et per aere et nubilo et sereno et onne tempo, per lo quale a le tue creature dai sustentamento.

Praised be you, my Lord, for Brother Wind, and for air and cloud and clear sky and every weather, through which you give your creatures sustenance.

Laudato si’, mi signore, per sor aqua, la quale è multo utile et humile et pretiosa et casta.

Praised be you, my Lord, for Sister Water, who is very useful and humble and precious and chaste.

Laudato si’, mi signore, per frate focu, per lo quale ennallumini la nocte, ed ello è bello et iocundo et robustoso et forte.

Praised be you, my Lord, for Brother Fire, through whom you light up the night; and he is beautiful and merry and robust and strong.

Laudato si’, mi signore, per sora nostra matre terra, la quale ne sustenta et governa, et produce diversi fructi con coloriti flori et herba.

Praised be you, my Lord, for our sister Mother Earth, who sustains and governs us, and brings forth diverse fruits with coloured flowers and grass.

Laudato si’, mi signore, per quelli ke perdonano per lo tuo amore, et sostengo infirmitate et tribulatione. Beati quelli ke l’sosterrano in pace, ka da te, altissimo, sirano incoronati.

Praised be you, my Lord, for those who forgive for your love, and bear infirmity and tribulation. Blessed those who shall bear them in peace, for by you, Most High, they shall be crowned.

Laudato si’, mi signore, per sora nostra morte corporale, da la quale nullu homo vivente po skappare. Guai acquelli ke morrano ne le peccata mortali, beati quelli ke trovarà ne le tue santissime voluntati, ka la morte secunda nol farrà male.

Praised be you, my Lord, for our Sister Bodily Death, from whom no living man can escape. Woe to those who die in mortal sins; blessed those whom she shall find in your most holy wills, for the second death shall do them no harm.

Laudate et benedicete mi signore, et rengratiate et serviate li cum grande humilitate.

Praise and bless my Lord, and give thanks, and serve him with great humility.