Spell casting chants translations

[Caedwyr]

I ran into this posted on another forum and thought it interesting enough to share.

 

Came across a translation for the BG2 spellcasting chants:

 

1) Illusion: "Veritas, Credo, Oculos" = "The truth, I believe, with my eyes"

 

2) Alteration: "Praeses, Alia, Fero" = "Protecting, another, I bring this forth"

 

3) Necromancy: "Vita, Mortis, Careo" = "Life, and death, I am without"

 

4) Divination: "Scio, Didici, Pecto" = "I know, for I have studied, with my mind"

 

5) Abjuration: "Manus, Potentis, Paro" = "A hand, powerful, I prepare"

 

6) Evocation: "Incertus, Pulcher, Imperio" = "Uncertain, beautiful things, I command"

 

7) Conjuration: "Facio, Voco, Ferre" = "This I do, I call, to bring you forth"

 

8) Enchantment: "Cupio, Virtus, Licet" = "I want, excellence, allowed to me"

[Gabrielle]

Interesting. I knew what some of the chants meant but not all.

[Amaurea]

Yup. After nearly 30 years, the high school Latin finally paid off. Sister Amata would be so proud...

[BigRob]

Well there you go. I could clearly hear the Vita, Mortis in the Necromancy casts, but didn't realise they were all in Latin. Very nice.