Saturday, June 13, 2009

Missa pro Defunctis: Requiem aeternam (Introitus)

From Giovanni Viannini, the Introit of the Gregorian Requiem Mass:



Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine,
et lux perpetua luceat eis.
Te decet hymnus Deus, in Sion,
et tibi reddetur votum in Ierusalem.
Exaudi orationem meam;
ad te omnis caro veniet.
Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine,
et lux perpetua luceat eis.


Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon them.
A hymn becomes you, O God, in Zion,
and to you shall a vow be repaid in Jerusalem.
Hear my prayer;
to you shall all flesh come.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon them.”



4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Very nice! We are including this piece in our group assignment for uni

Anonymous said...

btw just wondering if you had any idea of an appropriate date of the ambrosian chant?

bls said...

Thanks for commenting. Here's the Wikipedia entry on Ambrosian chant.

bls said...

(There is also a website dedicated to Ambrosian chant, BTW, which has some audio samples.)

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