Ταῖς τῶν δακρύων σου ῥοαῖς; With the streams of thy tears

GabrielCremeens

Music Director at St. George, Albuquerque, NM
Hi all,

I've been listening to Papa Ephraim's Vigil of St. Anthony CD, and I really like the final chanted piece on the CD- the Apolytikion of St. Anthony, Ταῖς τῶν δακρύον σου ῥοαῖς, or "With the streams of thy tears".

I've been trying to find all the words to the hymn (in Greek; the English is below); I did a Google search, and haven't been able to find anything.

The recording of the hymn is here: http://www.stanthonysmonastery.org/music/webchant.mp3

And here is the English translation:

"With the streams of thy tears,
thou didst cultivate the barrenness of the desert,
and by sighing from the depths of thy soul,
thou hast made thy labors to bear fruit a hundred fold;
and thou becamest a luminary
shining with miracles upon the world.
O Anthony, our holy father,

intercede with Christ our God that our souls be saved."

Anyway, as I said, I'm looking for the complete text in Greek, and any sheet music for it, if anyone knows where I can find it. (Any sheet music = Byzantine notation in Greek, or English, or Western notation in Greek, or English... anything I can find, essentially! :) )

Also- has this been arranged in English? I looked up the Apolytikion of St. Anthony in the Divine Music Project, and the only one I found is in Fourth Mode, not Plagal Fourth, as on the recording.

Any help would be appreciated!
 
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