Songs

Introitus: Requiem aeternam

by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart From Requiem (1791) K626

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Text & Translation

Introitus: Requiem aeternam
Latin source: Liturgical

Requiem aeternam dona ets, Domine,
et lux perpetua luceat ets.
Te decet hymnus, Deus, in Sion,
et tibi reddetur votum in Jerusalem.
Exaudi orationem meam,
ad te omnis caro veniet.
Requiem aeternam dona ets, Domine,
et lux perpetua luceat ets.

Grant them eternal rest, O Lord
English translation © Anon.

Grant them eternal rest, O Lord,
and may perpetual light shine on them.
Thou, O God, art praised in Sion,
and unto Thee shall the vow
be performed in Jerusalem.
Hear my prayer, unto Thee shall all flesh come.
Grant them eternal rest, O Lord,
and may perpetual light shine on them.

Introitus: Requiem aeternam
Latin source: Liturgical

Grant them eternal rest, O Lord
English source: Anon.

Requiem aeternam dona ets, Domine,
Grant them eternal rest, O Lord,
et lux perpetua luceat ets.
and may perpetual light shine on them.
Te decet hymnus, Deus, in Sion,
Thou, O God, art praised in Sion,
et tibi reddetur votum in Jerusalem.
and unto Thee shall the vow
Exaudi orationem meam,
be performed in Jerusalem.
ad te omnis caro veniet.
Hear my prayer, unto Thee shall all flesh come.
Requiem aeternam dona ets, Domine,
Grant them eternal rest, O Lord,
et lux perpetua luceat ets.
and may perpetual light shine on them.

Composer

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791), baptised as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart,[b] was a prolific and influential composer of the classical era.  Read more here.

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