I just came across a blog entry about Ricci as lyricist . . . (or poet)

http://animperfectpen.blogspot.com/2009/01/matteo-riccis-hymns.html

Just for entertainment, here is the Google Translate version of the same text:

Conferred by the Creator of human spirit, spiritual enlightenment, as most things, it noted the case of million class consciousness can remember, while the difference in possession of, if the treasury of natural wealth and goods storage. And attempted to use, then randomly out of the million class, well structured well, no mixing. However, people knowledge and ability to remember but I do not know why hidden storage, so the difference between those where walls and Xi by the fruit where the deposition of the wonderful facilities and finally Monensin language Morohito. This is God revealed secret secret, WO fine Yun Yun, who Utrecht and measuring the peace? I try on their takes between Xi Shi. Hereby once again first on the left, in order to empathy.

I'm somewhat relieved to know I'm working in a field where machines do not yet operate at the level of trained humans . . .