Tenebrae factae sunt
super universam terram.
Et circa horam nonam
clamavit Jesus voce magna dicens :
« Eloi, Eloi lamma sabacthani ? »,
quod est interpretatum:
« Deux meus, Deus meus,
ut quid dereliquisti me ? »
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Benjamin Kasiel Pixley) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Marianne Zanettin) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Marianne Zanettin
This text was added to the website: 2012-07-31
Line count: 8
Word count: 34
Darkness was made
Over the whole earth
And around the ninth hour
Jesus shouted, speaking with a great voice
"Eloi, Eloi lamma sabacthani?",
Which is translated as:
“My God, My God,
Why have you forsaken me?”