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In paradisum deducant te angeli, in tuo adventu suscipiant te martyres, [et perducant te in civitatem sanctam Ierusalem]1. Chorus angelorum te suscipiat, et cum Lazaro quondam paupere aeternam habeas requiem.2
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View text without footnotes1 omitted by Wallach.
2 Britten adds
Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine: et lux perpetua luceat eis. Requiescant in pace. Amen.
Text Authorship:
- by Bible or other Sacred Texts , no title, antiphon from the traditional Latin liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church Requiem Mass [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Galina Grigorjeva (b. 1962), "In paradisum", 2012 [ men's chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Joelle Wallach (b. 1946), no title, from Mourning Madrigals, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Libera me", op. 66 no. 6, published 1961 [ soprano, tenor, baritone, satb chorus, boys' chorus, orchestra, chamber orchestra, organ ], from War Requiem, no. 6
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen) , "Naar het paradijs", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Valerie Luxieo) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Into paradise, may the angels lead you, upon your arrival, may the martyrs acknowledge you, [and may they lead you into the holy city of Jerusalem]. May the chorus of angels receive you, and with Lazarus, who was once poor, may you have eternal rest.
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- a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts , no title, antiphon from the traditional Latin liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church Requiem Mass
This text was added to the website: 2026-06-03
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Word count: 45