Text & Translation
Libera me
Latin source:
Anon.
in die illa tremenda:
quando caeli movendi sunt et terra;
dum veneris iudicare saeculum per ignem.
Tremens factus sum ego, et timeo,
dum discussio venerit, atque ventura ira.
Dies illa, dies irae, calamitatis et miseriae,
Dies illa, dies magna et amara valde.
Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine,
et lux perpetua luceat eis.
Deliver me, Lord, from eternal death
English translation ©
Anon.
on that terrible day:
when the heavens and earth will be shaken;
when you will come to judge the age with fire.
I am made to tremble, and I am afraid,
since trial and anger are coming.
That day, a day of anger, disaster and sorrow,
That day, a mighty day, and one exceedingly bitter.
Give them eternal rest, Lord,
and may light perpetual shine upon them
Libera me
Latin source:
Anon.
Deliver me, Lord, from eternal death
English source:
Anon.
Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna,
Deliver me, Lord, from eternal death,
in die illa tremenda:
on that terrible day:
quando caeli movendi sunt et terra;
when the heavens and earth will be shaken;
dum veneris iudicare saeculum per ignem.
when you will come to judge the age with fire.
Tremens factus sum ego, et timeo,
I am made to tremble, and I am afraid,
dum discussio venerit, atque ventura ira.
since trial and anger are coming.
Dies illa, dies irae, calamitatis et miseriae,
That day, a day of anger, disaster and sorrow,
Dies illa, dies magna et amara valde.
That day, a mighty day, and one exceedingly bitter.
Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine,
Give them eternal rest, Lord,
et lux perpetua luceat eis.
and may light perpetual shine upon them
Composer
Gabriel Fauré
"Gabriel Urbain Fauré (12 May 1845 – 4 November 1924) was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th-century composers. Among his…
