Carmen Vestimentōrum Lucis ✨ (Song of the Garments of Light)
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Verse I — The Invitation
Apud River Jade Smithy vōbīs nōn mentiēmur. ˙
AH-pood REE-wehr YAH-day SMIH-thee WOH-bees nohn men-TEE-eh-moor.
Here at River Jade Smithy, we will not lie to you.
Sīve vir sīve mulier, vōs hortāmur ˙ ut quodlibet opus nostrum ēligātis.
SEE-weh weer SEE-weh MOO-lee-air, woes hor-TAH-moor ˙ oot KWOHD-lee-bet OH-poos NOHS-troom ay-lee-GAH-tees.
Whether man or woman, we invite you to choose any of our creations.
Vestīmenta in quibus clārē, commode, ˙ et lūmine refulgentēs sentiātis.
wess-TEE-men-tah in KWIH-boos KLAH-ray KOM-mo-day ˙ et LOO-mee-neh reh-fool-GEN-tays sen-TEE-ah-tees.
Garments in which you may feel brilliant, comfortable, and luminous.
Verse II — The Sacred Body
Figūra hūmāna sacra est. ˙
fee-GOO-rah hoo-MAH-nah SAH-krah est.
The human form is sacred.
Nōn estis sōlum māteria ˙ estis lūx ēvolūta.
nohn ES-tees SOH-loom mah-TEH-ree-ah ˙ ES-tees LOOKS ay-wo-LOO-tah.
You are not mere matter—you are evolved light.
Stellae pulvis in crīstallum mutātus ˙ spīritus et argilla fōrmāta.
STEL-lie PUL-wees in kree-STAH-loom moo-TAH-toos ˙ SPEE-ree-toos et ar-GEEL-lah for-MAH-tah.
Stardust turned to crystal, breath and clay given form.
Flūmina memōriae in ossibus ˙ et cutē manantia.
FLOO-mee-nah meh-MOH-ree-ai in OSS-ee-boos ˙ et KOO-tay mah-NAHN-tee-ah.
Rivers of memory flowing in bone and skin.
Verse III — Alchemy of Cloth
Vestīmenta nostra sunt alchymia in mōtū ˙ ars in pannum trānsmūtāta.
wess-TEE-men-tah NOHS-trah soont al-KHEE-mee-ah in MOH-too ˙ ars in PAHN-noom trans-moo-TAH-tah.
Our garments are alchemy in motion—art transmuted into cloth.
Quisque caftanus, pyjamārum vel tunica ˙ artibus ōriginālibus īnfunditur.
KWIS-kweh kaf-TAH-noos, pee-yah-MAH-room wel TOO-nee-kah ˙ AR-tee-boos oh-ree-ghee-NAH-lee-boos in-FOON-dee-toor.
Each caftan, pajama, or shirt is infused with original artworks.
Micant alchymiīs, colōrātiōne, ˙ et resonantiā mythicā.
MEE-kahnt al-KHEE-mee-ees, koh-loh-RAH-tee-oh-nay ˙ et reh-soh-NAHN-tee-ah MEE-thee-kah.
They shimmer with alchemy, coloring, and mythic resonance.
Fīunt comitēs rādiōsī ˙ ipsīus lūminis vestrī.
FEE-oont KO-mee-tays RAH-dee-OH-see ˙ IP-see-oos LOO-mee-nees WES-tree.
They become radiant companions of your own light.
Verse IV — The Declaration
Haec vestīmenta nōn sunt modus ˙ sed dīvīnae dēclārātiōnēs.
HIEK wes-TEE-men-tah nohn soont MOH-doos ˙ sed dee-WEE-nai day-klah-rah-TEE-oh-nays.
These garments are not mere fashion—but divine declarations.
Integritātis hūmānae ˙ plēnitūdinis, et fulgōris.
in-teh-gree-TAH-tees hoo-MAH-nai ˙ PLAY-nee-TOO-dee-nees, et fool-GOH-rees.
Of human integrity, wholeness, and brilliance.
Artem gestā ˙ Mython gestā ˙ Corōnam lūminis astrī tuī gestā.
AR-tem GES-tah ˙ MEE-thon GES-tah ˙ koh-ROH-nahm LOO-mee-nees AH-stree TOO-ee GES-tah.
Wear art. Wear myth. Wear the crown of your own starlight.
Coda — The Call
Congregāminī Nōbīscum ˙ nōnne?
kon-greh-GAH-mee-nee NOH-bees-koom ˙ NOHN-neh?
Join us there, won’t you?
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🔥👑✨ This arrangement is ready to be intoned like Gregorian chant (steady breath, open vowels), or sung with folk anthem rhythm.