Music of the Baroque | Mozart Requiem | Translation & Supertitles

I. Introitus

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord,
et lux perpetua luceat eis. and let perpetual light shine upon them.

Te decet hymnus, Deus, in Sion, Becoming of you is a hymn, God in Zion,

et tibi reddetur votum in Jerusalem. and a vow be paid to you in Jerusalem.
Exaudi orationem meam, Listen to my prayer,
ad te omnis caro veniet. to you all flesh shall come.

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, Rest eternal grant to them, O Lord,
et lux perpetua luceat ets. and let perpetual light shine upon them.

II. Kyrie

Kyrie eleison. Lord have mercy on us.

Christe eleison. Christ have mercy on us.
Kyrie eleison. Lord have mercy on us.

III. Sequenz

No. 1 Dies irae

Dies irae, dies illa Day of wrath, that day

Solvet saeclum in favilla, shall dissolve the world in ashes:
Teste David cum Sibylla. this is the testimony of David along with the Sybil.

Quantus tremor est futurus How great the trembling will be

Quando judex est venturus when the Judge is about to come —
Cuncta stricte discussurus. strictly investigating all things.

No. 2 Tuba mirum

Tuba mirum spargens sonum The trumpet, spreading its wondrous sound
Per sepulcra regionum through the tombs of every land
Coget omnes ante thronum. will summon all before the throne.

Mors slopebit et natora Death and nature will marvel

Cum resurget creatura when all creation will rise again
Judicanti responsura. to answer the Judge.

Liber scriptus proferetur The written book will be brought forth,

In quo totum continetur, in which all is contained,
Unde mundus judicetur. and from which the world shall be judged.

Judex ergo cum sedebit When therefore the Judge will sit,
Quidquid latet apparebit, whatever lies hidden will appear:
Nil inultum remanebit. nothing will remain unpunished.
Quid sum miser tunc dicturus, What then am I – a poor wretch – going to say?
Quem patronum togaturus, Which patron shall I entreat,
Cum vix justus sit securus? when even the just may hardly be sure?

No. 3 Rex tremendae

Rex tremendae majestatis, King of terrifying majesty,

Qui salvandos salvas gratis, who saves the redeemed freely,
Salve me, fons pietatis. save me, O fount of mercy.

No. 4 Recordare

Recordare, Jesu pie, Remember, merciful Jesus,

Quod sum causa tuae viae, that I am the cause of Your journey,
Ne me perdas ilia die. do not lose me on that day.

Quaerens me sedisti lassus, Seeking me, You sat down, weary;

Redemisti crucem passus, You redeemed me, having suffered the Cross:
Tamus labor non sit cassus. let not such labor be in vain.

Juste judex ultionis Just Judge of vengeance,

Donum fac remissionis grant a gift of remission
Ante diem rationis. before the day of reckoning.

lngemisco tamquam reus, I groan, like the guilty one,

Culpa rubet vultus meus, my face reddens in guilt.
Supplicanti parce, Deus. Spare the imploring one, God.

Qui Mariam absolvisti You who absolved Mary Magdalene,

Et latronem exaudisti, and heard the thief,
Mihi quoque spem dedisti. gave hope to me also.

Preces meae non sum dignae, My prayers are not worthy,

Sed tu bonus fac benigne, but You, who are good, graciously grant,
Ne perenni cremet igne. that I not burn in the everlasting fire.

Inter oves locurn praesta, Grant me a place among the sheep,

Et ab haedis me sequestra, and separate me from the goats,
Statuens in parle dextra. placing me on the right side.

No. 5 Confutatis

Confutatis maledictis Once the cursed have been silenced,

Flammis acribus addictis, sentenced to the acrid flames,
Voca me cum benedictis. call me to be with the blessed.

Oro supplex et acclinis, Humbly kneeling and bowed I pray,

Cor contritum quasi cinis, my heart crushed as ashes:
Gere curam mei finis. take care of my end.
No. 6 Lacrimosa
Lacrimosa dies ilia
Qua resurget ex favilla
Judicandus homo reus.
Huic ergo parce, Deus,
Pie Jesu Domine,
Dona eis requiem.
IV. Offertorium
No. 1 Domine, Jesu Christe
Domine, Jesu Christe, Rex gloriae,
libera animas omniurn fidelium
defunctorum
de poenis inferni, et de prof undo lacu:
libera cas de ore leonis,
ne absorbeat eas tartarus, ne cadant in
obscurum,
sed signifer sanctus Michael
repraesentet eas in lucem sanctam,
quam olim Abrahae promisisti
et semini ejus.
No. 2 Hostias
Hostias et preces, tibi, Domine,
laudis offerimus:
tu suscipe pro animabus illis,
quarum hodie memoriam facimus:
fac eas, Domine, de morte Iransire ad
vitam,
quam olim Abrahae promisisti
et semini ejus.
V. Sanctus
Sanctus. Sanctus, Sanctus,
Dominus Deus Sabaoth!
Pleni suni coeli et terra gloria tua.
Osanna in excelsis.
VI. Benedictus
Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini.
Osanna in excelsis.
Full of tears will be the day
when from the ashes arise the
guilty man to be judged;
therefore spare me, God,
Merciful Lord Jesus,
grant them rest.
Lord, Jesus Christ, King of glory,
deliver the souls of all the faithful departed
from internal fire, and from the bottomless abyss;
deliver them from the mouth of the lion,
engulf them not in hell, nor sink them into darkness.
but let standard-bearer Saint Michael
lead them in the holy light,
as you promised to Abraham
and his seed.
Sacrifices, and prayers to the Lord,
praise we offer:
receive them on behalf of the souls
we commemorate this day.
Cause them, Lord, to pass from death to life.
as you promised to Abraham
and his seed.
Holy. Holy. Holy.
Lord God of Hosts!
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
VII. Agnus Dei

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world,
dona eis requiem. grant them rest.

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world,
dona eis requiem sempiternam. grant them rest everlasting.

VIII. Communio

Lux Aeterna

Lux aeterna luceat eis, Domine, Let light eternal shine upon them, Lord,
cum sanctis mis in aeternum, with your saints for eternity,
quia pius es. because you are merciful.

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, Rest eternal grant to them, O Lord,
et lux perpetua luceat eis, and let perpetual light shine upon them.
cum sanctis tuis in aeternum, in the company of your saints for eternity,
quia plus es. because you are merciful.