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The '''''Lacrimosa''''' ([[Latin]] for "[[Crying|weeping/tearful]]"), is part of the [[Dies Irae]] [[Sequence (poetry)|sequence]] in the [[Catholic]] [[Requiem Mass]]. Its text comes from the Latin 18th and 19th [[stanza]]s of the sequence.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Snodgrass |first=Kay |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ThVlDcpjWUYC |title=Voice of Many Waters: A Sacred Anthology for Today |date=2000-01-01 |publisher=Westminster John Knox Press |isbn=978-0-664-50111-2 |pages=107 |language=en}}</ref> Many composers, including [[Mozart]], [[Berlioz]], and [[Verdi]] have set the text as a discrete [[movement (music)|movement]] of the [[Requiem]].


==Text==
The '''''Lacrimosa''''' is part of the [[Dies Irae]] [[Sequence (poetry)|sequence]] in the [[Roman Catholic]] [[Requiem Mass]]. Its text comes from the Latin 18th and 19th [[stanza]]s of the sequence. Many composers, including [[Mozart]], [[Berlioz]], and [[Verdi]] have set the text as a discrete [[movement (music)|movement]] of the Requiem.

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|head1=Latin|lang=la
<poem>
: ''Lacrimosa dies illa''
|Lacrimosa dies illa
: ''Qua resurget ex favilla''
Qua resurget ex favilla
: ''Judicandus homo reus.''
Judicandus homo reus.
: ''Huic ergo parce, Deus:''
Huic ergo parce, Deus:
: ''Pie Jesu Domine,''
Pie Jesu Domine,
: ''Dona eis requiem. Amen.''
Dona eis requiem. Amen.
|head2=English|lang2=en
</poem>
|Full of tears will be that day
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When from the ashes shall arise
<poem>
The guilty man to be judged;
: Full of tears will be that day
Therefore spare him, O God,
: When from the ashes shall arise
Merciful Lord Jesus,
: Guilty Man to be judged;
Grant them eternal rest. Amen.}}
: Therefore spare him, O God,
: Merciful Lord Jesus,
: Grant them eternal rest. Amen.
</poem>
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Dies Irae]]
*[[Dies irae]]
*[[Requiem (Berlioz)]]
*[[Requiem (Dvořák)]]
*[[Requiem (Ligeti)]]
*[[Requiem (Mozart)]]
*[[Requiem (Mozart)]]
*[[Requiem (Verdi)]]
*[[Requiem (Verdi)]]
*[[Requiem (Berlioz)]]


==References==
[[Category:Latin-language Christian hymns]]
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Christian hymns in Latin]]



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Latest revision as of 07:59, 14 October 2024

The Lacrimosa (Latin for "weeping/tearful"), is part of the Dies Irae sequence in the Catholic Requiem Mass. Its text comes from the Latin 18th and 19th stanzas of the sequence.[1] Many composers, including Mozart, Berlioz, and Verdi have set the text as a discrete movement of the Requiem.

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  1. ^ Snodgrass, Kay (2000-01-01). Voice of Many Waters: A Sacred Anthology for Today. Westminster John Knox Press. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-664-50111-2.