Lacrimosa

This article is about the Christian hymn. For other referents of the term, see Lacrimosa (disambiguation).
"Lacrymosa" redirects here. For the Evanescence song, see Lacrymosa (song).

The Lacrimosa (Latin for "weeping/tearful"), is part of the Dies Irae sequence in the Catholic Requiem Mass. Its text comes from the Latin 18th and 19th stanzas of the sequence.[1] Many composers, including Mozart, Berlioz, and Verdi have set the text as a discrete movement of the Requiem.

Text

Latin

Lacrimosa dies illa
Qua resurget ex favilla
Judicandus homo reus.
Huic ergo parce, Deus:
Pie Jesu Domine,
Dona eis requiem. Amen.

Translation:
English

Full of tears will be that day
When from the ashes shall arise
The guilty man to be judged;
Therefore spare him, O God,
Merciful Lord Jesus,
Grant them Eternal Rest. Amen.

See also

References

  1. ^ Snodgrass, Kay (2000-01-01). Voice of Many Waters: A Sacred Anthology for Today. Westminster John Knox Press. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-664-50111-2.
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