Requiem aeternam dona eis, ... ,
et lux perpetua luceat eis
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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
Doneu-los, Senyor, el repòs etern;
i que la llum perpètua els il·lumini.
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