Libera me, Domine,
de morte æterna
in die illa tremenda,
quando cœli movendi sunt et terra;
dum veneris iudicare
sæculum per ignem.
Tremens factus sum ego,
et timeo,
dum discussio venerit
atque ventura ira.
Dies illa, dies iræ,
calamitatis et miseriæ,
dies magna et amara valde.
Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine;
et lux perpetua luceat eis.
Composition:
Set to music 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
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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) , "Verlos mij, Heer (Libera me)", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (David Wyatt) , "Deliver me, Lord, from death", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille
[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2010-02-05
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Word count: 56
Rette mich, Herr,
vor dem ewigen Tod
an jenem Tag des Zitterns,
an dem die Himmel und die Erde erschüttert werden,
wenn Du kommen wirst, die Welt mit Feuer zu richten.
Zittern kommt über mich
und Furcht,
denn das Gericht wird da sein
mit seinem Zorn.
Jener Tag des Zorns,
des Unheils und des Elends,
Tag, gewaltig und sehr bitter.
Schenke ihnen, Herr, die ewige Ruhe,
und das ewige Licht möge ihnen leuchten.
