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Translation Lau Kanen

Requiem aeternam
 (Sung text for setting by H. Howells)
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Language: Latin 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG
Requiem aeternam dona eis,  ... , 
et lux perpetua luceat eis 
 ...

Note: the text above is taken from lines 1-2 of the original text.

Composition:

    Set to music by Herbert Norman Howells (1892 - 1983), "Requiem aeternam", 1936-8, published 1951, first performed 1950, lines 1-2 [ soprano, tenor, mixed chorus, and orchestra ], from Hymnus Paradisi, no. 2

Text Authorship:

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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) , "Geef hun eeuwige rust (Requiem aeternam)"
  • ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor] , Salvador Pila [Guest Editor] , Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2008-08-26
Line count: 8
Word count: 50

Geef hun eeuwige rust (Requiem aeternam)
 (Sung text translation for setting by H. Howells)
 See original
Language: Dutch (Nederlands)  after the Latin 
Geef hun de eeuwige rust, Heer;
En het eeuwige licht verlichte hen.
 ...

Note: the text above is taken from lines 1-2 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from Latin to Dutch (Nederlands) by Lau Kanen

Based on:

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This text was added to the website: 2014-06-22
Line count: 8
Word count: 56