Text & Translation
Tuba mirum
Latin source:
Liturgical
Per sepulcra regionum
Coget omnes ante thronum.
Mors stupebit et natura
Cum resurget creatura
Judicanti responsura.
Liber scriptus proferetur
In quo totum continetur,
Unde mundus judicetur.
Judex ergo cum sedebit
Quidquid latet apparebit,
Nil inultum remanebit.
Quid sum miser tunc dicturus,
Quem patronum rogaturus,
Cum vix justus sit securus?
Wondrous trumpet
English translation ©
Anon.
through the tombs of every land,
will compel all to come before the throne.
Death will be astonished, and nature too,
when creation shall rise again in response
to his judgement.
The book of scripture will be carried forth,
in which is contained everything
and according to which the world will be judged.
When therefore the judge takes his seat
whatever is hidden will be made plain
and nothing will remain unpunished.
What shall I say then, wretch that I am?
What advocate am I to call upon?
when a just man is hardly safe?
Tuba mirum
Latin source:
Liturgical
Wondrous trumpet
English source:
Anon.
Tuba mirum spargens sonum
The trumpet, scattering a wonderful note
Per sepulcra regionum
through the tombs of every land,
Coget omnes ante thronum.
will compel all to come before the throne.
Mors stupebit et natura
The book of scripture will be carried forth,
Cum resurget creatura
in which is contained everything
Judicanti responsura.
and according to which the world will be judged.
Liber scriptus proferetur
When therefore the judge takes his seat
In quo totum continetur,
whatever is hidden will be made plain
Unde mundus judicetur.
and nothing will remain unpunished.
Judex ergo cum sedebit
What shall I say then, wretch that I am?
Quidquid latet apparebit,
What advocate am I to call upon?
Nil inultum remanebit.
when a just man is hardly safe?
Quid sum miser tunc dicturus,
Quem patronum rogaturus,
Cum vix justus sit securus?
