"Canticum, res est hilaritatis; et si diligentius consideremus, res est amoris."
A song is a thing of gaiety; and, if we reflect [upon the matter] more diligently, [we come to realize that] it is a thing of love.
St. Augustine, Sermo 34.1 (Carthage, 420). =CCSL 41, 424 (424-426) =PL 38, col. 210A (209-213). The translation in the header is that of the Liturgy of the hours. WSA III/2, p. 166 (166-170): "A song is a matter of cheerfulness, and if we think about it more thoroughly, it's a matter of love."
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