In 2007, Ní Mhaolchatha left the group to focus on her solo career and was replaced by Hilary. Sharpe initially joined the group to fill in for Kelly who was on maternity leave, and later became a full member as a replacement for Fallon (who left to spend more time with family and record a solo work).
Since then, both Alex Sharpe and Lynn Hilary have left, making way for Lisa Lambe.
In 2013, Lisa Kelly left to pursue a teaching career at a Voice Academy she started up that year with her husband, making way for Susan McFadden for the 2013 Believe Tour.
In 2013, Chloë Agnew left to pursue solo work, making way for Máiréad Carlin.
Celtic Woman was recorded on September 15, 2004 for PBS Television in The United States at The Helix, Dublin to a sell-out audience. The show was organized by show producer Sharone Browne and musical director and composer David Downes, and produced by Dave Kavanagh. The show was first broadcast in March 2005 in The United States and within weeks the album Celtic Woman reached number one in the World Music charts in America and on Amazon.com charts. Their huge success in Asia and in America has been credited to the already successful megastar Enya and has been called "Riverdance for the Voice". As of July 22, 2006 the group has broken a long standing record in the music business. Their CD has been at the #1 position on the Billboard charts for an amazing 68 weeks.
On October 19th of that year, Celtic Woman was knocked off its No.1 spot on Billboard's World Music Charts, which it had maintained for 82 weeks, by Celtic Woman: A Christmas Celebration. This put the groups' 2 CDs at Nos. 1 and 2 respectively. Since then, Lisa Lambe has left the group to pursue a solo career.
Panis Angelicus
Celtic Woman Lyrics
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Fit panis hominum;
Dat panis coelicus
Figuris terminum
O res mirabilis!
Manducat Dominum
Pauper, pauper,
Servus et humilis.
Servus et humilis.
Panis angelicus
Fit panis hominum;
Dat panis coelicus
Figuris terminum
O res mirabilis!
Manducat Dominum
Pauper, pauper,
Servus et humilis.
Pauper, pauper,
Servus, servus et humilis.
The first two lines of the Latin hymn "Panis Angelicus" by St. Thomas Aquinas which were sung by Celtic Woman, translates to "The Bread of angels becomes the bread of men; the heavenly bread ends all symbols." The song is about the Eucharist, which is the body and blood of Jesus Christ in the Catholic faith. The third and fourth lines state that the bread of heaven surpasses all human understanding and that the Lord Himself nourishes those who receive this bread. The hymn emphasizes the powerful and transformative nature of the Eucharist and the ultimate sacrifice made by Jesus Christ.
The final four lines of the song repeat the same message in more specific terms. The "pauper" or the poor and "servus et humilis" or the servant and humble are described as partaking in this miraculous bread. This represents the idea that everyone is equal at the communion table before God. The song is both a prayer and a declaration of faith that God is present in the Eucharist and that this sacrament is a way to personally connect with Him.
Line by Line Meaning
Panis angelicus
Bread of Angels
Fit panis hominum;
Becomes the bread of mankind
Dat panis coelicus
Heavenly bread is given
Figuris terminum
That ends all symbols
O res mirabilis!
O wonderful thing!
Manducat Dominum
The Lord eats
Pauper, pauper,
Poor, poor
Servus et humilis.
And lowly servant
Servus, servus et humilis.
A lowly servant, a lowly servant
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, HOPE PUBLISHING COMPANY, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: COHEN, TRADITIONAL
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Giuseppe Esposito
Lyric: primo verso della penultima strofa dell'inno latino Sacris solemniis, composto da Tommaso d'Aquino (1225-1274)
[Is the penultimate strophe of the hymn "Sacris solemniis" written by Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)]
Note: Latin (Italian) [English] (only for the first part)
Panis angelicus (Il pane degli angeli) [Bread of the Angels]
fit panis hominum (diventa pane degli uomini) [Is made bread for mankind];
Dat panis cœlicus (dona il pane del Cielo) [gifted bread of Heaven]
figuris terminum (esito a tutte le prefigurazioni) [of all imaginings the end]:
O res mirabilis (oh, cosa mirabile) [Oh, thing miraculous]!
Manducat Dominum (si cibano del Signore) [This body of God will nourish]
Pauper, servus et humilis (il povero, il servo e l’umile) [the poor, the servile, and the humble].
Te trina Deitas
unaque poscimus:
Sic nos tu visita,
sicut te colimus;
Per tuas semitas
duc nos quo tendimus,
Ad lucem quam inhabitas.
Amen.
RenaAngel
She's got a phenomenal voice that touches the soul. Honestly, if people only pay attention to her weight, they're narrow minded. Why waste talent over looks when you can take such an extraordinary voice like her into account? If the company were to hire someone else for their weight over their ability, it'd be a crying shame. She's just marvelous in singing with the voice of an angel. Simply beautiful in which no amount of words can describe.
Liane Cornils
@raulito madeja then listen.
raulito madeja
@Liane Cornils because people prefer to listen to fake high notes of Mariah Carey
Liane Cornils
Looks like no one’s paying attention to anyones weight. Only to me. 😘
Lea Duncan
These women let the music move their soul. You can tell by the expression on her face at the very beginning when she's listening to the chello play. They are truly talented women.
Yara Saez
Imagino que asi cantan los angeles. la mejor interpretacion del panis angelicus. Hermoso!
LeaSophie95
her voice is amazing! wonder how someone can sing like this.
Mattness20
She is the reason we have the expression: "Voice of an Angel".
Slakesh
I love her voice so much. As everyone has said, just like an angel. Not only that but she is so beautiful. Better than any model I've ever seen.
Yara Saez
Imagino que asi cantan los angeles, la mejor interpretacion del panis angelicus. Hermoso!